{"id":655,"date":"2021-03-18T22:15:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T22:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kopint-tarki.hu\/en\/?post_type=staff&#038;p=655"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:07:23","slug":"vakhal-peter","status":"publish","type":"staff","link":"https:\/\/kopint-tarki.hu\/en\/staff\/vakhal-peter\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e9ter Vakhal, Senior Research Fellow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Fields of research:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multivariate statistical methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business Cycle analysis of CEE countries after the EU accession<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistical methods of Global Value Chains analysis with special attention to the region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2014-2022: Corvinus University of Budapest, PhD in economics\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thesis title: <a href=\"https:\/\/kopint-tarki.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Dissertation_final_PV.pdf\">Network Analysis of Global Value Chains<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade: summa cum laude<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2011-2014: Corvinus University of Budapest, PhD in business informatics (suspended)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008-2010: Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University, MSc in economics (with distinction)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2004-2008: MMU (BGE), BSc in economics (dissertation of the year award)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Positions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2022-:         director of research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019-2022: senior research associate, Kopint-T\u00e1rki Institute for Economic Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2010-2019: research associate, Kopint-T\u00e1rki Institute for Economic Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2008-2010: research assistant, Kopint-T\u00e1rki Institute for Economic Research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2006-2008: intern, research associate, Kopint-T\u00e1rki Institute for Economic Research (former Kopint-Datorg Zrt.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other skills:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R, SPSS, EViews, Gretl, Microsoft Office, SQLite, Minitab, OriginLab, SAS JMP, Scribus, STATA,<br>Statistica, QGIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teaching, research groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2013- :\u2003 \u2003 multivariate statistics (graduate courses, Corvinus University of Budapest)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016-2020:  macrostatistics (undergraduate, E\u00f6tv\u00f6s Lor\u00e1nd University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016-2018:  EFOP-3.6.1-16-2016-00012: Budapest University of Applied Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2016- :\u2003 \u2003 Hungarian Academy of Science \u2013 Budapest University of Applied Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018-2021:  K_17 125125: The importance of supply chains in light of global competitiveness \u2013 the integration of Hungarian firms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2018-2020: multivariate statistics (Matthias Corvinus Collegium)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected publications and studies (<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.hu\/citations?user=GGhhygQAAAAJ&#038;hl=hu\">Google Scholar<\/a>):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bog\u00f3, Roz\u00e1lia \u2013 Mikl\u00f3s Losoncz\u2013 Katalin Nagy \u2013 G\u00e1bor Oblath \u2013 \u00c9va Pal\u00f3cz \u2013 P\u00e9ter Vakhal (2022): <em>Global Economic Trends and their Impacts, Especially on the German Economy, and Consequences for Hungary&#8217;s Economy and Public Finances<\/em> In: <a href=\"https:\/\/kopint-tarki.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KT-Kotet-2022-EN.pdf\">Macroeconomic and public finance processes in 2022<\/a>. Summaries of analyses prepared for the Fiscal Council in 2022. Office of the National Assembly. pp. 40-44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bog\u00f3, Roz\u00e1lia \u2013 Zolt\u00e1n Matheika \u2013 \u00c9va Pal\u00f3cz \u2013 P\u00e9ter Vakhal (2022): <em>Sustainability and The Emergence of Economic-Social Development in Hungary&#8217;s Competitiveness.<\/em> In: <a href=\"https:\/\/kopint-tarki.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/KT-Kotet-2022-EN.pdf\">Macroeconomic and public finance processes in 2022<\/a>. Summaries of analyses prepared for the Fiscal Council in 2022. Office of the National Assembly. pp. 45-49<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kopp\u00e1ny, K., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2022). Az Ukrajna elleni h\u00e1bor\u00fa glob\u00e1lis \u00e9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncokra gyakorolt hat\u00e1sai (The impact of the war against Ukraine on global value chains). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 66(3\u20134), 73\u2013119. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47630\/KULG.2022.66.3-4.73<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2022). Az infl\u00e1ci\u00f3t lek\u00fczdeni f\u00e9lnetek nem kell\u2026 (Do not overcome inflation; it is good to fear\u2026). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 66(1\u20132), 132\u2013136. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47630\/KULG.2022.66.1-2.132<br><br>Vakhal, P., Bog\u00f3n\u00e9 Jehoda, R., Kopp\u00e1ny, K., Krokovay, N., Matheika, Z., &#038; Pal\u00f3cz, \u00c9. (2021). A COVID-19, a fenntarthat\u00f3s\u00e1g \u00e9s a gazdas\u00e1gi-t\u00e1rsadalmi fejl\u0151d\u00e9s megjelen\u00e9se a versenyk\u00e9pess\u00e9gben Magyarorsz\u00e1gon (The reflection of COVID-19, sustainability and socio-economic develeopent in the Hungarian competitiveness). In \u00c1. Kov\u00e1cs (Ed.), Makrogazdas\u00e1g, \u00e1llamh\u00e1ztart\u00e1s koronav\u00edrus-j\u00e1rv\u00e1ny idej\u00e9n (Budapest, pp. 108\u2013116). Orsz\u00e1ggy\u0171l\u00e9s Hivatala.<br><br>Vakhal, P., &#038; V\u00e9k\u00e1s, P. (2021). Az \u00e1rny\u00e9kgazdas\u00e1g okai Kelet-K\u00f6z\u00e9p-Eur\u00f3p\u00e1ban (Causes of shadow economy in Central and Eastern Europe). Statisztikai Szemle, 99(2), 115\u2013141. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20311\/stat2021.2.hu0115<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2021a). Possible alteration of global value chains in the CEE region. In C. Xin &#038; \u00c9. Pal\u00f3cz (Eds.), The restart of European Economy and its Impact on Cental and Easter Europe (pp. 48-61.). China-CEE Institute.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2021b). Vissza lehet-e t\u00e9rni tavalyel\u0151ttre? (Can we return to the year before?). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 65(1\u20132), 122\u2013129. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47630\/KULG.2021.65.1-2.122<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2021c, June 21). Magyarorsz\u00e1g elhelyezked\u00e9se az \u00e9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncokban \u2013 egy gr\u00e1felm\u00e9leti megk\u00f6zel\u00edt\u00e9s (Locating Hungary in the global value chains\u2014A graph theory approach). Glob\u00e1lis \u00c9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncok M\u00e9r\u00e9si Lehet\u0151s\u00e9gei. Innov\u00e1ci\u00f3, digit\u00e1lis transzform\u00e1ci\u00f3 \u00e9s a v\u00e1ls\u00e1gb\u00f3l val\u00f3 kil\u00e1bal\u00e1s \u00fatjai, Gy\u0151r.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2021d, December 10). Accounting global value chains in official statistics. Global Value Chains and Multinational Corporations \u2013 how do they relate?, Budapest.<br><br>Czak\u00f3, E., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2020). Hungary in Global Value Chains. In X. Chen (Ed.), CEE Countries in Europe: Toward Center or Periphery in Global Value Chains (pp. 104\u2013110). China-CEE Institute.<br><br>Losoncz, M., Nagy, G., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2020). A kkv-k nemzetk\u00f6ziesed\u00e9se a statisztikai adatok alapj\u00e1n (Internationalisation of SMEs based on statistical data). In M. Losoncz &#038; G. Nagy (Eds.), A kis- \u00e9s k\u00f6z\u00e9pv\u00e1llalkoz\u00e1sok nemzetk\u00f6ziesed\u00e9s\u00e9nek n\u00e9h\u00e1ny k\u00e9rd\u00e9se Magyarorsz\u00e1gon (pp. 46\u201376). Budapesti Gazdas\u00e1gi Egyetem.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2020). Magyar kis- \u00e9s k\u00f6z\u00e9pv\u00e1llalkoz\u00e1sok a glob\u00e1lis \u00e9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncokban (Hungarian small and medium size entreprises in the global value chains). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 64(5\u20136), 30\u201359. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.47630\/KULG.2020.64.5-6.30<br><br>Xin, C. (Ed.). (2020). CEE Countries in Europe: Toward Center or Periphery in Global Value Chains. China-CEE Institute.<br><br>Losoncz M., &#038; Vakhal P. (2019a). A gazdas\u00e1gi kapcsolatok alakul\u00e1sa Magyarorsz\u00e1g \u00e9s K\u00edna k\u00f6z\u00f6tt az 1990-es\u00e9vek eleje \u00f3ta (Economic relations between Hungary and China from the early 1990s). In Goreczky P. (Ed.), A gazdas\u00e1gi kapcsolatok alakul\u00e1sa Magyarorsz\u00e1g \u00e9s K\u00edna k\u00f6z\u00f6tt az 1990-es\u00e9vek eleje \u00f3ta (pp. 96\u2013125). K\u00fcl\u00fcgyi \u00e9s K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1gi Int\u00e9zet.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2019a). Versenyk\u00e9pess\u00e9g\u00fcnk \u00e1t\u00e9rt\u00e9kel\u0151d\u00e9se az \u00faj kereskedelmi statisztika f\u00e9ny\u00e9ben (Revisit the Hungarian competitiveness in the light of new trade statistics). In Z. Becsey (Ed.), A magyar v\u00e1llalkoz\u00e1sok nemzetk\u00f6zi versenyk\u00e9pess\u00e9g\u00e9nek helyzete (pp. 65\u201380). K\u00e1roli G\u00e1sp\u00e1r Reform\u00e1tus Egyetem.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2019b, December 14). Accounting Global Value Chains and competitiveness: A challenge for official statistics. 45th EIBA Annual Conference 2019, Leeds.<br><br>Losoncz, M., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2019b). Economic relations between Hungary and China from the early 1990s. In X. Chen &#038; M. Ugr\u00f3sdy (Eds.), China and Hungary: 70 Years of Bilateral Relations in a Changing World (pp. 129\u2013167). China-CEE Institute.<br><br>Chik\u00e1n, A., Kov\u00e1cs, E., Matyusz, Z., Sass, M., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2018). Inventories in National Economies: A Cross-Country Analysis of Macroeconomic Data (1st ed. 2018). Springer London\u202f: Imprint: Springer. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4471-7371-7<br><br>Pal\u00f3cz \u00c9., &#038; Vakhal P. (2018a). F\u00e9l poh\u00e1r v\u00edz\u2014Avagy hogyan \u00e9rtelmezhet\u0151 a magyar versenyk\u00e9pess\u00e9g az objekt\u00edv \u00e9s szubjekt\u00edv mutat\u00f3k szerint (Glass half empty\u2014How to interpret the Hungarian objective and subjective indicators of competitiveness). In Kolosi T. &#038; T\u00f3th I. G. (Eds.), T\u00e1rsadalmi Riport 2018 (pp. 217\u2013232). T\u00c1RKI.<br><br>Vakhal P. (2018a). A termel\u00e9si t\u00e9nyez\u0151k szerepe az eur\u00f3pai j\u00e1rm\u0171ipari \u00e9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncban (The role of production factors in the European automotive industry). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 62(11\u201312), 32\u201365.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2018b, March 7). Competitiveness from official statistical data \u2013 what do we really know? Competitiveness of Firms and Locations in the Digital Age, Budapest.<br><br>Pal\u00f3cz \u00c9., &#038; Vakhal P. (2018b). Mi lett vel\u00fck?: Egy kiterjesztett esettanulm\u00e1ny tanuls\u00e1gai a k\u00f6z\u00e9pv\u00e1llalati r\u00e9teg sors\u00e1nak alakul\u00e1s\u00e1r\u00f3l 2000-2016 k\u00f6z\u00f6tt (What happened to them?: A broad case study of the Hungarian middle size companies between 2000 and 2016). In Kolosi T. &#038; T\u00f3th I. G. (Eds.), T\u00e1rsadalmi Riport 2018 (pp. 203\u2013216). T\u00c1RKI.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2018c, April 8). Termel\u00e9si l\u00e1ncok K\u00f6z\u00e9p-Kelet Eur\u00f3p\u00e1ban (Production chains in the CEE region). BGE Kutat\u00f3napok, Budapest.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2018d, November 14). Hol helyezkedik el Magyarorsz\u00e1g a region\u00e1lis besz\u00e1ll\u00edt\u00f3i l\u00e1ncban? (Where is Hungary in the regional value chain?). A Magyar Logisztikai, Beszerz\u00e9si \u00e9s K\u00e9szletez\u00e9si T\u00e1rsas\u00e1g 26. kongresszusa, Si\u00f3fok.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2018e, November 21). A termel\u00e9si t\u00e9nyez\u0151k szerepe az eur\u00f3pai j\u00e1rm\u0171ipari \u00e9rt\u00e9kl\u00e1ncban (The role of production factors in the European automotive industry). Magyar Tudom\u00e1ny \u00dcnnepe \u2013 Nemzetk\u00f6ziesed\u00e9s \u00e9s fenntarthat\u00f3s\u00e1g konferencia, Budapest.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2018f, November 26). Szekvencia, mot\u00edvum, dinamika felt\u00e1r\u00f3 algoritmusok (Sequences, motives and dynamics detection algorithms). Adatelemz\u00e9s a Gyakorlatban. BCE Adatelemz\u0151 K\u00f6zpont workshop, Budapest.<br><br>Vakhal P. (2017a). A hozz\u00e1adott-\u00e9rt\u00e9k kereskedelem tendenci\u00e1i az OECD-orsz\u00e1gokban (Tendencies of trade in value-added in the OECD economies) (No. 50; Kopint-T\u00e1rki M\u0171helytanulm\u00e1nyok). Kopint-T\u00e1rki.<br><br>Vakhal P. (2017b). Magyarorsz\u00e1g elhelyezked\u00e9se a glob\u00e1lis \u00e9rt\u00e9k- \u00e9s termel\u00e9si l\u00e1ncban (Locating Hungary in the global value chains). Kopint-T\u00e1rki.<br><br>Chik\u00e1n, A., Kov\u00e1cs, E., Matyusz, Z., Sass, M., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2016). Long-term trends in inventory investment in traditional market and post-socialist economies. International Journal of Production Economics, 181, 14\u201323. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijpe.2016.06.018<br><br>Nagy, K., Pal\u00f3cz, \u00c9., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2016). Risks and challenges to international and Hungarian economy in the middle of the decade. Hungarian Statistical Review, 20, 20\u201343. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.20311\/stat2016.K20.en020<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2016, June 10). Id\u0151soros adatok klaszterez\u00e9se (Clustering time series). XIV. Gazdas\u00e1gmodellez\u00e9si Szak\u00e9rt\u0151i Konferencia, Budapest.<br><br>Nagy, K., &#038; Vakhal, P. (2014). Az eur\u00f3pai konjunkt\u00farakutat\u00f3 int\u00e9zetek v\u00e9lem\u00e9nye a 2014-es kil\u00e1t\u00e1sokr\u00f3l (The opinon of the European business cycle research institutes on the growth prospects in 2014). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 58(1\u20132), 104\u2013115.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2013). N\u00f6veked\u00e9s a felt\u00e9telek n\u00e9lk\u00fcl?! (Growth without the conditions?!). K\u00fclgazdas\u00e1g, 57(1\u20132), 25\u201337.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2012, September 21). Changes in the Hungarian service market structure between 2000 and 2010 compared to the manufacturing industry. XXII. Conference of European Association for Research on Services, Bucharest.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2011, June 4). An attempt to identify regional growth poles in Hungary in the past 15 years. International Humboldt Kolleg Conference, Istambul.<br><br>Vakhal, P. (2010). Szocialista dezintegr\u00e1ci\u00f3 (Socialist disintegration). 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