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Rajk College celebrated its 50th anniversary along with two other jubilees: John von Neumann Award’s 25th and Herbert Simon Award’s 15th anniversary.
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Celebrating the college and the awards’ anniversary, two college members and a professional cinematographer travelled to the USA interviewing 11 former awardees. The interview series covers a diverse field of research topics in economics and business along with personal motivations and inspiration of leading scholars.
Daron acemoglu
on the relationship between economic and political institutions, the state of democracy today and the social implications of automation on labour market.
Daron acemoglu
dani rodrik
about the winners and losers of globalisation, the implications of the political trilemma of the global economy on the European integration, and his personal mission as a social scientist.
dani rodrik
joshua angrist
joshua angrist
Aswath Damodaran
Aswath Damodaran
Alvin E. Roth
Alvin E. Roth
Matthew O. Jackson
Matthew O. Jackson
Emmanuel Saez
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Jeffrey Pfeffer
Olivier Blanchard
about expansive fiscal policies, debt and economic growth, about risk sharing in the Eurozone and the relationship between academic research and policymaking.
Olivier Blanchard
Maurice Obstfeld
on the possibilites of the european monetary union, the global trade wars and the role of the IMF Chief Economist.
Maurice Obstfeld
David Teece
on dynamic capabilities, the role of university education in the current environment and the effect of artificial intelligence in management and business
David Teece
The John von Neumann Award is given annually by the Rajk College for Advanced Studies, to an outstanding scholar in the exact social sciences, whose works have had substantial influence on the studies and intellectual activity of the students of the college. The award was established in 1994.
The Herbert Simon Award is given annually by the Student Assembly of Rajk College since 2004. Its recipients are academics, who have made an outstanding contribution to the solution of real-world business problems, while having made an exceptional impact on the development and thinking of College members.