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István Benczes, Professor, Institute of World Economy, Corvinus University of Budapest

The euro-zone at a crossroads: Reforming economic governance in the European Union

István Benczes is a Professor of European Political Economy and Director of the Institute of World Economy at the Corvinus University of Budapest (CUB). He is also Director of the World Economy Programme of the International Relations Multidisciplinary Doctoral School, CUB. He acts as a Scientist-in-Charge in two major Horizon 2020 programmes. He was a Visiting Professor at Indiana University, US, between 2013 and 2015. Prof. Benczes earned his MSc in Economics from the University College London and his PhD in Political Economy from the Central European University, Budapest. His research interest focuses on macroeconomic policy, transition economics, and economics of integration. His works have appeared in the Journal of Common Market Studies, Post-Communist Economies, Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences, Intereconomics, Romanian Journal of Political Science, Zeitschrift für Staats- und Europawissenschaften etc.

 

Csaba Lentner, Prof. Dr. full professor, head of institute, National University of Public Service

Hungarian Public Finance Model in Historical and International Dimensions