László Csaba

László Csaba

LÁSZLÓ CSABA (1954), economist, professor of international political economy at Central European University and Corvinus University in Budapest. He is a Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Author and editor of nine books, he published over 300 scholarly articles in countries all over the world. In 1999–2000 he was President of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies. His latest book is Európai közgazdaságtan (Economics in Europe), Budapest: Akadémiai / W. Kluwer, 2014.

A RECKONING OF ACCOUNTS – THOUGHTS ON PÉTER ÁKOS BOD’S BOOK

A Reckoning of accounts* Thoughts on Péter Ákos Bod’s Book Péter Ákos Bod is undoubtedly one of the most diligent economists working in Hungary today. During a career of more than four decades to date, not once has he missed an opportunity – or the self-imposed duty – to share his thoughts, feelings, observations and suggestions

THE MIRAGE OF A WEAK CURRENCY

One of the most common misunderstandings among those studying economic development theory has been the idea that a weak currency is beneficial for economic development. This old fallacy has regularly been resurrected by practitioners, who are usually found in ailing industries or unions, or among policy makers in search of

THE CHALLENGE OF GROWTH

In the second decade of the 21st century Hungary faces the challenge of growth on at least three levels. First, economic growth, which grew by an annual 3.9 per cent in 1996–2000 and even by 4.2 per cent in 2001–2006, decelerated to a mere 1 per cent in 2007, i.e