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Best Thesis and Capstone award winners in AY 2024/25

June 23, 2025

Best Thesis/Capstone Award Winners

MA in Economics

Outstanding Thesis: Tatyana Yakushina
Title: Female Leadership in Public Procurement: Evidence on Hungary
Supervisor: Miklos Koren

MA in Economic Policy in Global Markets

Outstanding Thesis: Aman Elemanov
Title: Employment Consequences of School-Exit Multiple Choice Examination in the Kyrgyz Republic
Supervisor: Timea Molnar

Applications reopened to Economics PhD program

June 5, 2025

The Department of Economics at CEU has reopened applications to its Economics PhD program for one additional PhD position. Eligibility for a late application is restricted to candidates who have already been admitted to an economics PhD program at a prestigious US university but wish to start or continue their studies elsewhere.

The position is fully funded for 4 years. 

Book just published by SPRINGER – Seven Decades of Econometrics and Beyond (Editors: Badi H. Baltagi and László Mátyás)

May 21, 2025
Book just published by SPRINGER – Seven Decades of Econometrics and Beyond (Editors: Badi H. Baltagi and László Mátyás)

 The volume honors the life and legacy of renowned economist and econometrician Marc Nerlove. His influential contributions to the field have left a lasting impact on econometrics and the broader economics profession.

Gabor Bekes featured in Hungarian media

May 21, 2025
Bekes_Schwab

Congratulations to Gabor Bekes who is prominently featured in Hungarian media! 

For those who speak Hungarian:)!

https://telex.hu/video/2025/05/21/schwab-richard-belgyogyasz-bekes-gabor-kozgazdasz-tudomany-kutatas-egeszsegugy-video-interju

Photo credit: Telex

UltraBalaton 2025: CEU Economics Team Sets New Team Record!

May 14, 2025
You only live once!

For the fifth time, students, alumni, and faculty from the Department of Economics at CEU took on one of Hungary’s toughest endurance challenges: UltraBalaton, a 211-kilometer relay race around Lake Balaton. Held on April 26–27, this year’s race was not only a test of stamina and teamwork—but a record-breaking one.

 

The CEU Economics team completed the loop around Hungary’s largest lake in 18 hours and 50 minutes, setting a new

personal best and finishing 186th out of 1744 teams.