Moving up from drift – Knowledge-based competitiveness. This is the title of a book of studies by György Boda, Ferenc Kiss, Gábor Láncz, Zsolt Matyusz and Regina Thék, recently published by Akadémiai Publishers. On this occasion, the Hungarian Economic Association’s Labour Section and the Institute of Management Sciences of the BCE are organizing a book launch event on Thursday, 5 December 2024, at 2 pm, in the Rector’s Council Room 2001 of the main building of Corvinus University of Budapest (1093 Budapest, Fővám tér 8.).

One of the authors of the book, György Boda, Associate Professor Emeritus of the BCE and member of the Board of the Labour Section of the MKT, will present the book. The invited speakers will be Attila Chikán, Academician, Honorary President of the Economic Policy and Theory Section of the HEA and György Bőgel, Professor at CEU, President of the Ecommerce Hungary Association. The discussion will be moderated by Tamás Halm, Editor-in-Chief of the Economic Review and former Secretary General of the HEA.

The book launch is free of charge, but due to the capacity of the room, pre-registration is required. Please register your interest in advance at office.mkt@t-online.hu by noon on Wednesday 4 December at the latest!