We analyze the employment gap between Roma and non-Roma men and women in local labor markets to test the hypothesis that ethnic prejudices against a minority have a more substantial labor market impact if the proportion of small firms is high in the local economy. We rely on Hungarian data from...

We analyze the employment gap between Roma and non-Roma men and women in local labor markets to test the hypothesis that ethnic prejudices against a minority have a more substantial labor market impact if the proportion of small firms is high in the local economy. We rely on Hungarian data from...

This paper examines characteristics for participation in active labor market policies assisting the unemployed in turning into entrepreneurs- among those who were registered unemployed for at least one day during 2014-15 in Hungary. Data shows that it is rather the disadvantaged unemployed who...

The affordable and adequate housing in a safe environment is a basic necessity and a fundamental right. There are two major disadvantages of renting a home in Hungary today: uncertainty and high price. However, many international examples show that renting a home is often more popular and...

Measuring non-cognitive skills in evaluations of education policy interventions is an increasingly important task. At the same time, choosing the adequate measures is difficult. Contrary to cognitive development, there is a shortage of reliable and valid measures of personality and behavioral...

The National Educational Integration Network (OOIH) launched a program in 2003 that focused on the integrated education of primary school children (grades 1 through 8) in 45 schools in Hungary. The goal of the program was to compensate for the educational disadvantages of children from poor...

This paper aims at estimating the effect of the kindergarten allowance program (a conditional cash transfer program organized by the government) introduced in Hungary in January 2009. We use institutional kindergarten data and municipality-level demographic data spanning ten years (2001 through...