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Since his PhD, continuing through his work as Professor, Mihály’s goal has been to improve government accountability and quality using sound social science methods and big data. He founded a think tank to support this mission and has been ranked as the world’s top researcher in corruption and public procurement.
Experience
since 2025
Full Professor, Central European University
2022-25
Associate Professor, Central European University
2018-22
Assistant Professor, Central European University
since 2015
Director, founder of Government Transparency Institute
2014-18
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (DIGIWHIST project), University of Cambridge
Education
2010-14
University of Cambridge, PhD, Sociology
2007-09
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Masters, Public Policy
2001-07
Corvinus University of Budapest, Msc, Economics
2001-07
Corvinus University of Budapest, MA, Pedagogy
Awards
2024
Beryl Radin Award, Public Management Research Association
2020
First prize at the IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge
2016
First prize in the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre competition
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