Economic and demographic dynamics in Central-European border regions between 2014-2020
by Gábor Lados, Dávid Nagy and Réka Horeczki
New paper by Csaba G. Tóth on population dynamics
A New Approach to Understanding Population Change in Central and Eastern Europe Csaba G. Tóth SocArXiv Papers – Original publication date: 2025-01-29 Abstract This study introduces a novel approach to decomposing population change by identifying the separate contributions of fertility, mortality, net migration, and initial age structure using stable population theory. Its strength lies in […]
New articles by researchers of Institute of Regional Studies in Deturope – edited by Ildikó Egyed and Szilárd Rácz
DETUROPE – The Central European Journal of Regional Development and Tourism,2024 (vol. 16), issue 3 The publication provides a selection of papers in connection with the 21st Annual Meeting of the Hungarian Regional Science Association (HRSA). This thematic issue gives a brief overview of the urban, regional and border studies focusing on this European macro-region, […]
The hydrogen finger-pointing game – article by John Szabó
The hydrogen finger-pointing game John Szabo | 31st January 2025 | The Ecologist UK and EU policymakers are rolling out legislation for a hydrogen market – but the energy carrier is still surrounded by a great deal of uncertainty. Hydrogen was, yet again, at the front and centre of attention at COP in Azerbaijan […]
How to measure consumer’s inconsistency in sensory testing? New research article by László Sipos, Péter Biró and co-authors
How to measure consumer’s inconsistency in sensory testing? László Sipos, Kolos Csaba Ágoston, Péter Biró,Sándor Bozóki, László Csató Current Research in Food Science – Volume 10, 2025 Highlights A procedure for measuring consumer inconsistency in sensory testing is proposed. Our framework requires evaluations on two connected scales (JAR and liking). The method is based […]
The effect of positive feedback on primary school students’ academic self-concept – research article by Tamás Keller
The effect of positive feedback on primary school students’ academic self-concept: Gender heterogeneity in a light-touch randomized intervention Tamás Keller Acta Sociologica – Research article – First published online January 31 2025 Abstract This study analyzes the causal effect of positive feedback on students’ task-specific math self-concept using data from a randomized […]
Heterogeneity of Emerging Multinationals and the Role of the State – The Case of Czechia and Hungary – by Magdolna Sass
The document investigates the emergence of domestically owned multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Czechia and Hungary, analysing the state’s role in their development. Despite similarities in economic structure and historical transitions, the two countries demonstrate distinct dynamics in government-business interactions. While Czechia’s MNEs often operate independently from the state through transferring their headquarters abroad, Hungary’s […]
Comparative analysis of small towns in Bulgaria and Hungary – Theoretical framework
Hajdú-Smahó Melinda, Hardi Tamás, Horváthné Barsi Boglárka, Páthy Ádám, and co-authors
The Hidden Cost of Air Pollution: A Decline in Fertility Across Europe – By Ágnes Szabó-Morvai
How does the air we breathe shape our future families? A recent groundbreaking study titled “The Effect of Air Pollution on Fertility in 657 European Regions” (Stump and Szabó-Morvai 2025) offers alarming insights into this question. Spanning 657 regions in Europe between 2013 and 2020, the research reveals a stark link between air pollution and […]
Two Manifestations of the Middle-Income Trap in East-Central Europe – by Tamás Tibor Csontos
Summary of a research paper published in Global Economic Observer – No. 2, Vol. 12 / 2024 The article offers a novel theoretical framework to analyse the middle-income trap (MIT), focusing on the interplay between participation in the global economy and the strategy of self-effort. The paper introduces two distinct forms of MIT: the exclusion […]
