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Research project supported by FWF-DFG Globalization and Industrial Policy: Evidence from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (IP-KuK)

October 24, 2025
LMU Munich Economic History Library, Austria section

The IP-KuK project examines industrial policy in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1870–1910) to understand how export promotion and targeted tariff policies affect economic development. We focus on two historical interventions: the 1900 Paris Exhibition’s role in promoting Hungarian firms internationally, and export-contingent input tariff reductions in the milling industry during the 1880s. These policies offer insights into mechanisms that remain relevant for contemporary industrial policy debates, particularly in low- and middle-income countries seeking export-led growth.

An article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung cites Adam Szeidl (Central European University) in a discussion on the nature of populism.

August 4, 2025
Trump Supporter`s March

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung references a study by Adam Szeidl (Central European University) and Ferenc Szucs (Stockholm University) on the nature of populism in an article by Johannes Pennekamp, published on July 22 in the column “Politics Against the Nation.”

Why do populists harm their own voters — and remain popular with them?

The article, written in German, is titled:

„Warum Populisten ihre Wähler ruinieren – und dafür geliebt werden “ | FAZ

Austrian Labor Economics Workshop 2025

July 16, 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS

Austrian Labor Economics Workshop 2025

Friday, 7 November 2025
CEU Auditorium
Quellenstrasse 51, 1100 Vienna


Join us for the 9th Austrian Labor Economics Workshop, hosted this year by Central European University (CEU) in Vienna.

This annual workshop provides a forum to discuss recent empirical and theoretical research in labor economics. Topics include:

Labor markets

Social policy

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.