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Listen to an interview with Gábor Békés in the podcast series 'The Mixtape' with Scott!

August 28, 2023

The Mixtape with Scott is a podcast in which economist and professor, Scott Cunningham, interviews economists, scientists and authors about their lives and careers, as well as the some of their work. He tries to travel back in time with his guests to listen and hear their stories before then talking with them about topics they care about now. 

Scott Cunninghan interviewed in the series Card, Angrist, Katz, Athey, Wooldridge, and many amazing people!

AUG 8 • 1HR 19M

Peter Hangartner fellowship recipient

August 22, 2023

The Department of Economics and Business congratulates PHAKPHUM JATUPITPORNCHAN for receiving the Peter Hangartner Fellowship prize in 2023. The Fellowship is awarded annually to an outstanding second-year student in the MA in Economics program who earns the highest GPA during his/her first year of studies.

Funding granted for research on parental leave taking and intergenerational mobility

August 16, 2023
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Alice Kügler, Assistant Professor in CEU’s Department of Economics and Business, will lead the research project, “Parental Leave and Career Trajectories of Men and Women in Austria”, which focuses on the impacts of career interruptions due to parental leave after childbirth. The project was granted 434,810 euro of funding by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF).

Students, alumni and faculty from the Department of Economics and Business completed the UltraBalaton race for the 3rd time!

May 9, 2023
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UltraBalaton, one of the longest and most popular ultra and relay running races in Hungary, was held on May 6-7. The course started and finished at Balatonfured, entirely circling the lake. Runners passed through the picturesque hills of the lake’s north shore and spectacular beaches in the south. Our relay team completed the 211 km course in 19 hours and 7 minutes.

 

The relay team runners included Ramzi Chariag, Imola Csoka, Balazs Kertesz, Balazs Krusper, Henrika Langen, and faculty members Timea L. Molnar, Miklos Koren, Laszlo Matyas and Robert Lieli.

Newly Published book by Professor Torsello, Davide: The Cultural Theory of Corruption (EE Publishing)

May 3, 2023
Davide Torsello

Institutions, Cognition, and Organizations

Davide Torsello, Professor of Anthropology and Organizational Behavior, Central European University, Vienna, Austria and Director, Global Institute for the Study of Ethics and Integrity
Publication Date: 2023 ISBN: 978 1 80392 794 7 Extent: 158 pp