5 papers
Political influence and corporate profits: a study of Hungarian firms
Zoltan Bartha
This paper investigates the extent of political rent seeking in Hungary in the 2010s. Political capitalism--where powerful private interests influence public policy for private gai…
Top OECD performers in green growth -- an FOI model analysis
Zoltan Bartha
With rising concerns about climate change, the issue of green growth have been growing in importance. The aim of this study is to establish a measurement method for green growth, a…
Impact of government spending shocks in the Visegrad countries, 1999Q1-2019Q4
Zoltan Bartha, Marco M. Matarrese
This study investigates the impact of a fiscal policy spending shock on the economy of the Visegrad 4 countries. The impact is estimated with an SVAR model, and the calculations ar…
Changes in varieties of capitalism within the OECD between 2010 and 2020
Zoltan Bartha
This study aims to reveal different varieties of capitalism and to uncover new patterns of development that emerged between 2010 and 2020. A hybrid model is applied that quantifies…
Research and development as a driver of innovation and economic growth; case of developing economies
Ayusha Fayyaz, Zoltan Bartha
The goal of this research is to uncover the channels through which research and development (R&D) impacts economic growth in developing countries. The study employed nine variables…