Curriculum Vitae

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István János Tóth's

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Date of birth and birthplace

November 9 1960, Budapest, Hungary

Office

Address	IE HAS (Institute of Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences) Budaõrsi út 45. 1112 Budapest Hungary
Letters	H-1502 Budapest, P.O. Box 262
Phone	+36-30-816-42-97
Fax	+36-1-319-31-36
e-mail	tothij@econ.core.hu

Education, Grants, Awards

2001	Fellowship of the 'Maison des Sciences de l'Homme' in Paris
1998-2001	Bolyai Janos Grant of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1998	Ph.D. degree at Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1998	"Karl Polányi Award for the Best Publication of the Year" by the Hungarian Sociological Association, (paper in Hungarian, paper in English)
1995-97	Open Society Institute, Research Fellowship at CEU Privatization Project
1993-94	CNRS, Research fellowship of French Government
1990-91	École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Ph.D. programme Research Fellowship of French Government
1990	Doctoral degree (dr. oec.) at Department of Sociology of Budapest University of Economic Sciences (BUES) (former Karl Marx University of Economics)
1981-85	Rajk Laszlo College for Advanced Studies
1984	Master of economics, Karl Marx University of Economics

Professional experiences

2008-	Director - Corruption Research Centre - Department of Sociology at BCE
2002-	Managing director - Research Institute of Economics and Enterprises - Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2001-	WARGO Institute of Economic Research
1997-	Senior Research Fellow - Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
1992-2006	Associate Professor (part-time) - Department of Sociology at BCE (former BUES, MKKE)
1988-1997	Research Fellow, KOPINT-DATORG Rt.
1986-88	Research Fellow, Domestic Trade Research Institute
1984-86	Journalist, Hungarian Publishing Company (Hirlapkiadó Vállalat)

Research experiences

2000-	“The weight of the hidden economy in Hungary”, head of research, (research sponsored by the National Bank of Hungary, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economic Affairs, National Research Fund);
2000-02	“Business links and market structure of Hungarian enterprises”, head of research (research sponsored by Ministry of Economic Affairs)
2000-03	Income, saving and consumption of Hungarian households, head of research (research sponsored by the National Bank of Hungary)
1998-2001	“The Adjustment and Financing of Hungarian Enterprises 1989 – 1998”, Phare-ACE Program (head of research Jerome Sgard)
1998-2001	“Financial Systems, Corporate Governance, and Financial Distress”, Phare-ACE Program (head of research: Janet Mitchell)
1997-2000	“Business links of firms and firm performance in Hungary”, head of research (project sponsored by the National Research Found)
1995-2005	“Business Confidence of TOP 1500 Hungarian Manufacturing Firms”, head of research;
1997-98	“Tax behaviour and business links of the Hungarian firms”, (research project sponsored by CIPE and USAID)
1995-97	”Ownership changes in the Hungarian economy 1990-1995”, “Corporate Governance Eastern Europe and Russia”, CEU Privatization Project;
1994-97	“Measurement of hidden economy in Hungary” and “Income situation and distribution of tax burden of the Hungarian tax-payers, household savings and income distributions” (research sponsored by the Prime Minister Office)
1994-95	“Tax behaviour and business expectations of Hungarian enterprises” (research sponsored by the International Center for Economic Growth [ICEG])
1994-97	”Market behaviour and attitudes of Hungarian enterprises”; head of research (research sponsored by the National Research Found of Hungary)
1994-96	”Privatization and change of state ownership”, head of research project, (research sponsored by the National Research Found of Hungary
1990-94	"Micro-economic effects of privatisation in Hungary", Finance Research Foundation & KOPINT-DATORG
1992-94	”Attitude of Hungarians toward the market economy”, Department of Sociology at BUES, (head of research György Lengyel)
1990-91	”Attitudes toward the market economy in Hungary”, research directed by Pierre Kende (CNRS, Paris)
1987-1991	”Measurement of Economy of Shortage in Hungary” and ”Socialist System”; research directed by János Kornai
1986-88	"Sociological problems of Planning Economy”; research directed by György Lengyel

Language skills

Native Hungarian; English, French, Polish

Informatics

SPSS for Windows, STATA, EViews, UCINET

Personal Status

Married since 1992
Two children (dates of birth: May 22 1994 and May 22 1997)

Main Publications

In Hungarian:

"Rejtett gazdaság és adózási magatartás", Közgazdasági Szemle, LI. Évf. 2004. 6. szám, 560-583. old. (Társszerző: Semjén András)

“Likviditási korlát és fogyasztói türelmetlenség. A magyar háztartások fogyasztási és megtakarítási döntéseinek empirikus vizsgálata”, Közgazdasági Szemle, XLII. Évf. 2001, 12. Szám, 1009-1038 (Társszerzõ: Árvai Zsófia)

“A rejtett gazdaság és az ellene való fellépés tényezõi”, Közgazdasági Szemle, XLII. Évf. 2001, 3. Szám, 203-218 old. (Társszerzõ: Szántó Zoltán)

„Hihetünk-e a vállalati felvételeken alapuló kutatások eredményeinek?” , Statisztikai Szemle, 1999, 77. évf., 10-11. szám. 844-855. o. (Társszerzõ: Vincze János)

„Magyar vállalatok árképzési gyakorlata”, Bankszemle, 1999, XLIII. évf. 3- szám, 26-41. o. (Társszerzõ: Vincze János)

„Vállalatok pénzügyi fegyelme és növekedési képessége az átalakuló gazdaságban”, Közgazdasági Szemle, Vol. XLV., 1998, No. 12., December, pp. 1126-1240.

„A magyar vállalkozások adózási magatartása és pénzügyi fegyelme”, Külgazdaság, 1999, XLIII. Évf. 1. szám, 29-55. o. (Társszerzõ: Semjén András)

„Vállalkozások tulajdonosi kapcsolatai Magyarországon 1992-1996 között”, Közgazdasági Szemle, 1998, XLV. évf., június, 591-615. o.

„A magyar vállalkozások piaci kapcsolatai és rövid távú kilátásai”, Külgazdaság, 1998, XLII. évf. szeptember, 30-55 o.

Vállalkozások készpénztartási szokásai és házipénztárának állománya, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, 1998, Mûhelytanulmányok, 15.szám, 92. o.

“A nem regisztrált lakossági vásárlások mértéke és társadalmi összetevõi”, Közgazdasági Szemle, XLIII. évf. 11. szám, 1996. 1010-1032. old.

“A lakosság mint megtakarító, vállalkozó és befektetõ”, Külgazdaság, 1993, XXXVII. évf., 11. szám , 35-51. o. (Társszerzõ: Palócz Éva)

“Ki mit mondott 1990-ben? Választási pártprogramok tartalomelemzése”, Politikatudományi Szemle, 1. szám, 1992, 99-123.old. (Társszerzõ: Kovács Éva)

"A spontán privatizáció mint kormányzati politika", Külgazdaság, XXXV. évf. 9. szám, 1991, 35-52. old.

“A magyar közgazdaságtudomány a Közgazdasági Szemle tudománymetriai vizsgálatának tükrében”, Közgazdasági Szemle, XXXVI. évf. október, 1989. 1163-1241. old. (Társszerzõ: Such György)

”Gazdaságirányítás minisztériumi szinten”, Szociológia, 4. szám. 1989, (Társszerzõ: Such György)

In English:

Liquidity Constraints and Consumer Impatience. In: Charemza, W. W. – Strzala, K. (eds.): East European Transition and EU Enlargement. A Quantitative Approach, Physisca-Verlag, A Springer-Verlag Company, Heidelberg, New York, 2002, pp. 319-336. (Co-author: Árvai, Zsófia)

„The State, International Agencies, and Property Transformation in Postcommunist Hungary”, American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 108. Number 1. (July 2002) pp. 129-167. (Co-author: E. Hanley, L. King)

Unofficial Economic Activities and Fiscal Discipline in Hungary. As mirrored in consecutive enterprise surveys on tax behaviour, MT-DP, 2002/11. IE HAS. (Co-author: Semjén, András)

Hidden Economy in Hungary 1992-1999, In: R. Neef – M. Stanculescu (eds.): The Social Impact of Informal Economies in Eastern Europe, Ashgate, Aldershot, England, 2002. pp. 219-230.

Market environment and productivity of Hungarian manufacturing firms”, 2001, mimeo

Liquidity Constraints and Consumer Impatience. NBH Working Paper, 2001/2. (Co-author: Zsófia Árvai)

“Class Position, Income Oppurtunities and Satisfaction”, Innovation. The European Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12. No. 4. December, 1999, pp. 567-581. (Co-author: György Lengyel)

Can we believe in the results of the researches based on business surveys? 1999, mimeo. (Co-author: János Vincze).

Some elements of the Hidden Economy in Hungary Today,. In: Kolosi, T. - T. Gy. Tóth - Gy. Vukovich: Social Report - 1998, Tárki, 1999. pp. 101-122. (Co-author: Endre Sik)

Ownership Structure, Business Links and Performance in a Transforming Economy. The case of Hungary. Discussion Papers, DP. 1999/3, Institute of Economics HAS, p. 82.

Tax behavior and financial discipline of Hungarian enterprises, In: Csaba, L. (ed.): The Hungarian SME Sector Development in Comparative Perspective, CIPE / Kopint-Datorg, 1998, Budapest, pp. 103-134. (Co-author: András Semjén)

Market links and growth capability of enterprises in a transforming economy: the case of Hungary. In: Csaba, L. (ed.): The Hungarian SME Sector Development in Comparative Perspective, CIPE / Kopint-Datorg, 1998, Budapest, pp. 29-59.

“Inter-enterprise ownership links in Hungary”, Acta Oeconomica, 1997-98, Vol. 49 (3-4), pp. 365-396.

“The Importance of Hidden Economy in Hungary, 1995-96. An Estimate Based on Empirical Study of Household Expenses”, Acta Oeconomica, 1997-98, Vol. 49. No. 1-2., pp. 105-124.

“Tax Behaviour of Small and Medium –size Enterprises”, Review of Sociology of the Hungarian Sociological Association, 1996, Special Issue, pp. 67-87. (Co-author: Anrdás Semjén)

The Spread of Enterpeneurial Inclinations in Hungary,. Studies in Public Policy, 224. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1994. (Co-author György Lengyel)

Households as Savers, Enterpreneurs and Investors, In: UNCTAD (1994): Privatization in the Transition Process. Recent Experiences in Eastern Europe, UNCTAD & KOPINT-DATORG. pp. 321-348. (Co-author Éva Palócz)

Characteristics and Supply Effects of Pre-Privatization in Hungarian Retail Trade, KOPINT-DATORG, Discussion Papers no. 13., April 1992, p. 30.

Lasd update: 11-11-2008

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