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» One in three older workers have some disability in Hungary
17/11/2011 - News
A restructuring of rehabilitation subsidies and services may help increase their labour market integration as well as their wellbeing, said BI expert Agota Scharle at a conference on population ageing on 17th November 2011.
» Government remains committed to inefficient public works scheme
10/11/2011 - News
In its new forecast on the Hungarian labour market, the European Commission welcomes the recent expansion of labour supply. At the same time however it warns against it not necessarily translating into higher employment as a consequence of unfavourable policy decisions such as the planned increase of the national minimum wage by 18%.
» The impact of daycare services for children in the Visegrad countries
05/09/2011 - News
The Budapest Institute is organising a workshop for researchers studying day care institutions, female employment and fertility in the Visegrad region on 20-21 September.
» The Role of the Decade of Roma Inclusion in Shaping European Roma Inclusion Policies
30/04/2011 - News
The Budapest Institute was commissioned by the Open Society Institute (OSI) to provide an external review and strategic assessment of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, and based on this analysis, to identify the possible future roles of the Decade in formulating EU Roma inclusion policies.
» Roma Education Fund - their role and added value in European Roma policy
30/04/2011 - News
The Budapest Institute was commissioned by the Roma Education Fund (REF) to conduct an expert review and strategic assessment of the role and organisational strategy of the REF in the European Roma education public policy scene in partnership with the REF.
» Visualizing the Hungarian Budget to Rationalize the Public Debate
01/04/2011 - News
The Budapest Institute has been awarded a grant by the Open Society Institute to visualize the central budget of Hungary of the year 2011. The products of the projects shall be an interactive webpage supported by an online database, posters for schools on the visualized budget. It aims to provide detailed and specific information on Hungarian public spending and revenues for the year 2011 in an easy-to-read visual solution.
» Use of Information and Data for Enhanced Communication and Advocacy
18/03/2011 - News
Petra Reszkető, researcher of the Budapest Institute gave a talk at the workshop "Use of Information and Data for Enhanced Communication and Advocacy" organized by the Think Tank Fund of the Open Society Institute. The presentation is available here.
evidence-based policy,transparency
» Background material for a Hungarian National Roma Integration Strategy
18/03/2011 - News
The Budapest Institute was commissioned by the Open Society Institute to provide a background material for the Hungarian National Roma Integration Strategy to be adopted in line with the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020.
» Welfare policies and the future of European labour markets
10/03/2011 - News
BI expert Ágota Scharle spoke at a conference organised by the European Commission to honour 2010 Nobel Prize laureate Christopher Pissarides in Brussels, on 10 March 2011.
» Industrial policy can do little to help the Hungarian labour market
17/02/2011 - News
argued Ágota Scharle, researcher of Budapest Institute in an interview by Magyar Narancs, a Hungarian weekly. Instead, the government would need to tackle the structural problems of the labour market, most importantly the constraints on the employment of unskilled workers.
Government is merely a means to an end, viz. the happiness of the whole community and the individuals composing it. (James Mill, 1820)
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