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Négyen a V4-ekről és az ukrán helyreállításról
Get PDFA Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem E-épületét bizonyára a legtöbb olvasó jól ismeri. Egy letisztult neoklasszicista vámpalota, mely az öreg Duna partján áll, és hosszú évtizedek óta néz farkasszemet a szecessziós díszekben pompázó Műegyetemmel. Ez a mitikus kép egy szép metaforája a különböző, ám egyaránt fontos tudományterületek vitáinak és együttműködéseinek, melyben a két egyetem, mint a bölcsesség két fundamentuma jelenik meg
Stylistic Signals in Professional and Amateur Language Used in C2C Markets
Get PDFIn consumer‐to‐consumer (C2C) markets, individuals must decide whether to sell property directly or rely on professional intermediaries. While digital technologies increasingly enable direct transactions, the expertise and strategic communication skills of intermediaries continue to play an important role. Our objective in this research is to connect expertise theory with signaling theory by examining whether professionals employ stylistic elements in real estate listings that traditionally convey quality and trustworthiness, and how these differ from those used by amateurs. To address this, we introduce topic‐prevalent n‐grams to examine stylistic patterns across a large dataset of more than 300,000 real estate advertisements in the United States. Two consecutive studies apply natural language processing (NLP) techniques to uncover systematic differences in wording, tone, and rhetorical strategies between professional brokers and amateur homeowners. A third study, which involved a scenario‐based experiment with US homeowners, illustrates how potential buyers perceive and respond to the different linguistic styles. The results show that professional brokers use language strategically to convey quality signals and enhance buyer engagement, while amateur homeowners often rely on emotional expression and negative phrasing, which can increase trustworthiness but result in less favorable responses overall. These findings highlight the central role of language style as a signal of expertise, influencing trust, perceptions of quality, and ultimately buyer decision‐making. Beyond offering empirical evidence for the impact of stylistic variation, the study contributes a methodological innovation by demonstrating how topic‐prevalent n‐grams can be used as a powerful tool for text classification and for advancing research on language, expertise, and consumer behavior
Experimental evidence on consumers’ willingness to pay in the sustainable fashion industry
Get PDFThis paper provides experimental evidence on consumer purchase intention and willingness to pay (WTP) in the context of sustainable consumption. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior, the literature on the intention–behavior gap, and Lancaster’s model of product attributes, we examine how social and environmental preferences, alongside perceptions of quality and production costs, shape both purchase intention and revealed WTP. Using three versions of innovative sustainable products with increasing levels of circularity, we show that pro-social and pro-environmental values significantly drive purchase intentions, which are, in turn, positively associated with higher WTP. Moreover, perceptions of higher production costs and improved quality—both material and visual—further reinforce WTP for the most circular product. These findings underscore the importance of integrating behavioral factors, prior consumer experience, and product attributes when analyzing demand for sustainable goods, offering policy insights for the promotion of circular economy strategies. © 2025 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved
Future Pension Balances : Aging Patterns and Potential Pension Reforms in Republic of Korea and Hungary
Get PDFWe investigate the sustainability of pension systems in the context of aging societies and significant intergenerational imbalances in the age pyramid. Using concrete examples and a general equilibrium model with infinitely optimizing agents, we simulate that the aging pattern of an economy matters for the pension balance and that the necessary policy responses and incentives depend on this. We consider a country with a very rapid and sustained aging trajectory, Korea, and by contrast, a country with a slow, steady aging trajectory, Hungary as an example. We use the median version of the UN population projection (United Nations, 2024) for the values of future population ratios and model how dynamic changes in population ratios and certain parametric pension reforms affect the sustainability of the country's pension balance to GDP ratio from present till 2080. Our results show that in Korea, a pension reform driven by a gradual increase in the official retirement age combined with an increase in pension contributions is unavoidable, while in Hungary, given the already high tax and contribution rates on labor, it is mainly the increase in the retirement age that could make the biggest contribution to improving the pension balance
Post-growth Futures Report
Get PDFThis report presents the key findings and methodological innovations from Task 1.2 in the ‘Models, Assessment, and Policies for Sustainability’ (MAPS) research project. In a field – like post-growth - where radically new approaches are needed to invent solutions to complex problems in order to multiply the chances of moving away from undesirable pathways, foresight becomes crucial. As our social imaginaries shape the cultural, economic, and social institutions, in order to move away from searching solutions merely within dominant paradigms, we need to enrich our imaginaries and see what is desirable, undesirable, or overall possible in our futures. Negative scenarios warn us of treacherous trends and tendencies, positive ones enable us to open our minds towards new potentialities and others show us how even with the best of intentions, focusing on just a few interventions without holistic understanding may still lead us to partly undesirable futures. To explore such diverse economic, technological, and societal futures, the task adopted integrated foresight methods, combining horizon scanning, scenario-building, and the E-Delphi process. Integrated foresight has been developed as a methodological response to the challenges of foresight in the 21st century with increased societal demands for sustainability, democratic participation, and knowledge integration. In this context, foresight activities should deal with sudden and complex changes by involving a wide range of experts and stakeholders
Like, share, influence : The role of populist content in shaping social media user engagement - A systematic review
Get PDFThis systematic review synthesizes existing recent knowledge on the relationship between populism and user engagement on social media. The objective is to understand how populist communication style impacts user interactions on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Employing the PRISMA methodology (Moher et al., 2009), we conducted a comprehensive search across Sage Research, Web of Science, and Scopus databases for articles and book chapters published between January 1, 2019, and January 1, 2024, using the keywords “populism,” “user engagement,” “social media,” and “populist.” Thirty-six sources met the predetermined eligibility criteria for full-text review, which were then analyzed and coded. Our findings suggest a positive association between populist content and visibility on social media, although conflicting evidence exists in the literature. Hence, populist communication style and message features tend to drive higher levels of user interactions, but variations arise due to platform affordances, user attitudes, and contextual elements (i.e., level of polarization). Additional factors, such as content subject, matter, and negativity also play significant roles. Moreover, given the relevance of social media for political communication, this research highlights the implications of populist messaging for democratic discourse, political polarization, and misinformation spread on the Internet. However, further research is still needed to explore mechanisms driving engagement with populist content, particularly on visually oriented platforms, and the influence of linguistic aspects (i.e., metaphors) on engagement levels
Management in the shadow of war – A comparative analysis of Czech, Hungarian and Slovak organizational responses to crises
Get PDFImpact of Basic Human Values on Alcohol Use as a Coping Strategy During Chronic Stress : Insights for Sustainable Health Behaviours
Get PDFAlcohol misuse has been a persistent challenge in Hungary, and the COVID 19 pandemic intensified the complexities of how people respond to collective stress. This study offers several new insights into the problem. First, drawing on a nationally representative survey of Hungarian adults, we move beyond broad patterns to pinpoint which demographic and social factors most influenced alcohol consumption during the pandemic. The analysis shows that increased drinking was more common among older adults and women, and among those experiencing financial hardship, while caregiving responsibilities (children under 14 in the household) were associated with a greater likelihood of increase rather than protection. Second, this research deepens understanding by applying Schwartz’s Theory of Basic Human Values in combination with a Heckman selection model. This approach distinguishes not only who drinks, but also how intrinsic values shape drinking behaviour under stress. Disaggregating the ten basic values reveals that Power (status/dominance) was a robust predictor of increased alcohol use across models; Achievement (competence/goal attainment) showed a modest protective tendency; and Hedonism, net of thrill seeking and status, was negatively associated with escalation. In contrast, social focus values (e.g., benevolence, universalism, tradition) did not consistently predict change once other values and covariates were considered. Finally, the study provides practical guidance for policymakers. The findings suggest that reducing alcohol misuse will require more than rules or information campaigns: value tailored strategies (e.g., framing moderation as professionalism for Power oriented groups, emphasising performance for Achievement, and promoting mindful “savouring” for Hedonism) should be paired with supports that mitigate economic stress. Attention must also be given to the ways risk behaviours cluster and how f inancial strain can make communities more vulnerable
Climate Change and Risk Management: Existence Conditions for Efficiency Optimising Insurance Portfolios with Low-probability High-impact Risks
Get PDFClimate change may be associated with an increasing frequency of natural catastrophes, and possible ways of alleviating at least the related financial burden are of high importance. Catastrophe probabilities are low, but catastrophic events can have overwhelming effects, and insurance market solutions for catastrophe risk management are often unavailable. By focusing on the insurance industry's perspective, in which risk and profitability can be key decision factors, this paper aims to highlight a possible theoretical obstacle impeding further market development. In a stylised model the findings suggest that an essential feature of catastrophe risks (the inverse relationship between risk probability and risk impact) may lead to a situation where the theoretical availability of efficient insurance for low-probability high-impact risk is highly limited. This result underlines the value of appropriate catastrophe insurance and reinsurance product design that could theoretically contribute to alleviating efficiency problems