Members of the Institute of Economics with deep sadness mourne the loss of their former collegaue, Márton Tardos, who passed away on the 2nd of June. The internationally renowned economist and economic policy expert was born on 22nd December 1928. He received his university degree in economics in 1952. From 1964 to 1980 he was working at the Institute for Economic and Market Research (KOPINT). He joined the Institute of Economics in 1980, and became head of department concerned with the economic mechanism. From 1987 until 1990 he was the Chairman and Director General of the Financial Research Ltd.
Both his research covering international economics, finance and industrial organisation, and his writings on the mechanisms and reform of the economic coordination system has made an outstanding contribution to a better understanding of the Hungarian and world economy. He published numerous articles, studies and books in Hungary, Europe and the United States.
We hold his memory.
The funeral of Márton Tardos will take place on 16 June 2006 at 14.30 in Farkasrét Cemetery.

A Partnership Agreement has been established between KTI-IE and the Center for EU-Enlargment Studies (CENS). Located at Central European University in Budapest, the new Center for EU Enlargement Studies is dedicated to making recent and upcoming enlargements work, by contributing to the debate on the future of the EU and by exploring the results and lessons of previous EU enlargements. Themes for cooperation between the two institutions are
(1) the impact of accession on the economies of the new member states,
(2) increasing heterogeneity and the pathways to homogenization: natural, social and political barriers to the single market,
(3) possibilities of and limitations to policies conducted at the national and the EU level.
Beyond joint research, staff members of KTI-IE will comment draft research papers produced by CENS and its partners and participate in public debates on such papers. The organizations will promote each other's activities on their respective websites and by other means available. On behalf of KTI-IE, János Gács, research director will join the Advisory Council of CENS.

Related Link: CEU, Center for EU Enlargement Studies

In the framework of the COMPPRESS research program, an economic policy seminar will be held in Brussels, on 17thc March.

Detailed Program

COMPPRESS website

IEHAS hosted the conference "Corporate Finance and Governance in CEEs" on June 19, 2005. The Japanese-Hungarian event has been organized on the part of the Institute by Éva Ozsvald.

Program

The annual conference of the Society for Economic Dynamics (SED 2005) was organized in Budapest between 23-25 June. The IEHAS and the CEU jointly hosted the event, where 340 presentation has been held. Among the peculiarities of the conference is the lecture of the Nobel laureate Robert Lucas Jr. As to the fellows of IEHAS, papers have been presented by Miklós Koren, András Simonovits and Ákos Valentinyi.

Website of the Conference

IE-HAS Presentations:
Miklós Koren: Technological Diversification
András Simonovits: Privatization, Unemployment and Subsidy for Low-skilled Labor