HEA-member Péter Asztalos, a member of the Board of the HEA’s Demography Section, has been appointed president of the Kopp Mária Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) as of September 28. Going forward, the institution, which operates as a background...

The 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists of the Hungarian Economic Association was successfully held in Eger on 10–11 September. During the two-day conference, around 80 speakers shared their thoughts with the 700 participants attending in person and, by now, an...

The Itinerant Congresses of Economists are celebrations of Hungary’s economics profession – they offer the best opportunity for the association to express its appreciation, through awards, to all those who have made significant contributions to the association or to...

The 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists concluded successfully in Eger on Friday: around 700 participants attended the conference in person and heard the views of more than 80 speakers on the challenges facing the Hungarian economy. The conference’s live online...

In the final days of August, the Board of the EU Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), accompanied by a small delegation, paid a visit to Trenčín, which this year holds the title of European Capital of Culture jointly with Oulu, Finland. The delegation...

As in previous years, this year we are also planning live online broadcasts of the Thursday opening plenary session of the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists, as well as four of the conference’s featured sessions, both on the conference website and on the Hungarian...

Registration for the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists has entered the home stretch – interested participants have just one week left to register for the Hungarian economic profession’s largest annual conference! The detailed on-site programme is now complete, and...

On Friday, 7 August, we bid a final farewell to Béla Kádár, Academician, Széchenyi Prize-winning economist and Honorary Lifetime President of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA). Béla Kádár was commemorated by Péter Halmai, Academician, President of the HAS...

Bendegúz Pál Ruskal, a graduating student at ELTE Radnóti Miklós High School in Budapest, won a gold medal after finishing in 9th place at the international final of the Economics Olympiad in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday. In addition, the five-member Hungarian team...

Exactly one month from now, on September 10, 2026, the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists will kick off in Eger with keynote addresses by Mihály Varga, Governor of the central bank, and András Kármán, Minister of Finance. The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA),...