Tax Interventions and Employment – Summary
The online event held by the Labour Section of the Hungarian Economic Association on May 7, 2026, focused on the relationship between tax interventions and the labour market. The starting [...]
HEA approves its annual report
The May 22 General Assembly of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) was naturally not only about the election of officers: delegates from the professional sections and county organizations also approved [...]
Éva Hegedüs is the new President of the HEA
Ms. Éva Hegedüs, Chairman and CEO of GRÁNIT Bank, and formerly Secretary General of the association, was unanimously elected President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) on Friday. After nine [...]
Standing, but Not Thriving – 20 Years of the Food Industry
Based on a joint analysis by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Association of Responsible Food Manufacturers, a data-rich presentation demonstrated how the performance of the Hungarian food industry has [...]
Developments in the Hungarian Housing Market
A record number of transactions, steep price increases, and an examination of lending market constraints – this was the comprehensive picture presented at the event of the Real Estate Market [...]
Labor Market Impacts of AI – summary
The Labor Studies Section of the Hungarian Economic Association organized an online conference on April 7, 2026, in cooperation with the journal Közgazdasági Szemle. The event focused on Andrea Szalavetz’s [...]
Real Estate Market Section: they continue
For another three-year term, the Real Estate Market Section of the HEA re-elected Balázs Pázmány, Chairman of the Board of Erste Asset Management Ltd., as its President. During the recently [...]
Industrial Policy Reloaded – What Can We Learn from the V4?
The Industrial and Entrepreneurial Section of the Hungarian Economic Association held a roundtable discussion on the global comeback of industrial policy and the divergent approaches of the V4 countries – [...]
Disinflation or Suppressed Price Increases?
The Department of Economic Policy and Economic Theory of the Hungarian Economic Association convened leading representatives of the domestic analytical community for a roundtable discussion. During the ninety-minute debate, participants [...]
European Prospects of the Western Balkans
At a professional roundtable discussion held on April 30 by the EU Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), Péter Balázs—former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former European Commissioner, honorary member [...]