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This is my personal homepage which contains information about my work and some of my hobbies.

I am currently a PhD student in social sciences at the University of Cambridge (UK), Faculty of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies. In the meantime, I am regularly working with the OECD (Paris), Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest), and University of Cambridge (UK). Previously, I studied public policy at the Hertie School of Governance (Berlin), economics at the Corvius University of Budapest, and teaching of economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest.

My PhD thesis (supervisor: Larry King) explores the interaction between state and society. It hypothesises that state capacity depends as much on the state itself as on the society it governs. It carries out a comparative analysis of Hungarian institution-level state capacity, social structures, and the interaction between the two manifested in public procurement between 2008 and 2011. The research employs a mix of quantitative (network and panel data analysis) and qualitative methods (key informant interviews). Its practical relevance lies in the identification of effective state structures in Hungary and their relations to governed segments of the society which paves the way for developing promising administrative reform avenues. For a conceptual overview see.

On a meta-level, I am interested in state capacity, the quality of institutional environment, and organizational learning. More specifically, I have wide ranging research interest and research experience in hidden economy, corruption, and organized crime in Europe, particularly in Eastern Europe.
Furthermore, I am also interested in vocational education and training (VET) and the school to work transition. In this respect, I contributed to the OECD's work on VET systems' responsiveness to labour market needs (Learning for Jobs) and I am working in the organization's new research stream on post-secondary VET (Skills Beyond School).