Tag Archives: cronyism

New Trends in Corruption Risk and Intensity of Competition in the Hungarian Public Procurement

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May 26, 2020

 
This report examines Hungarian public procurement data between 2005 and 2020. Data from 248,404 contracts were used for the analysis, focusing on information about corruption risk, the intensity of competition, and political favoritism.
The results show that in the first four months of 2020, corruption risk in Hungarian public procurement reached the highest level since 2005; by April 30, the share of contracts without competition was 41 percent. The control of corruption risk read more

Cronyism in Hungary

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April 26, 2020

Crony System in Hungary

This video presents some new results of an ongoing research project of the CRCB.
The research project is supported by Hungarian citizens and Hungarian companies.

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September 12, 2019

 

Toth, I. J., & Hajdu, M. (2019, September 12). Cronyism in Hungary. An Empirical Analysis of Public Tenders 2010-2018 [Presentation]. IWE HAS Workshop, Budapest, read more

An explanatory model on the reorganization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and on the expropriation of its research institutes

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May 30, 2019

 

CRCB. 2019. An Explanatory Model on the Reorganization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and on the Expropriation of its Research Institutes. CRCB Research Notes: 2019:6, Budapest: CRCB.

This short analysis deals with a possible interpretation scheme of the real objectives of the Hungarian government with the forced transformation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HAS) and the destitution of the network of its research institutes in 14 points. With this read more

The Models of Rent-seeking and Cronyism in the Hungarian Energy Market

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27 April 2018

István János Tóth – Klára Ungár. 2018. The Models of Rent-seeking and Cronyism in the Hungarian Energy Market. The Analysis of the Hungarian Government – MVMP – MET Case. Budapest: CRCB

In this paper, we analyze a regulatory decision of 2011 made by the Hungarian government as regards the Hungarian energy (gas) market and its developments. Ultimately, this regulation was clearly favorable to a private company (the MET Hungary AG and its successor the METI AG) originally read more

Cronyism in Hungary. Empirical analysis of public tenders 2010-2016

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February 21, 2018

 

Presentation at the conference “János Kornai 90th birthday “, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest,
21-22 February 2018

 

Abstract

 

In this paper, we use a public procurement database that contains data from more than 230,000 public tenders from 1997 to 2017. The analysis is based on data from 126,330 public procurement contracts from 2010 to 2016. The focus of the study is public tenders (without framework agreements) awarded to companies read more

How does the Kleptocratic State Work in Hungary?

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January 26,  2018

 

In this research note, we use the public procurement database built by CRCB, which contains data from more than 200,000 public tenders from 1998 to 2017. The analysis is based on data from 126,330 public procurement contracts from 2010 to 2016. The focus of the analysis is on public tenders (without framework agreements) won by companies related to cronies and family members of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán: Lőrincz Mészáros, István Garancsi, István read more

Brief analysis on the cronyism in Hungary

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24 December 2017

Before the issuers publish their calls for tenders, they have to calculate the estimated price of the procurement. This calculation can be based on their experience from previous tenders and on the results of market research.  The price drop between the estimated value and the actual contract price can be regarded as a proxy for measure the intensity of competition. The higher competition between the bidders will result in more intense price competition what should lead to lower read more

Consultacy with the Commission of Budgetary Control of European Parliament

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September  18, 2017

 

The head of CRCB participated as an expert in the consultation with the Commission of Budgetary Control of the European Parliament on Monday, September 18th, in Budapest, and presented the CRCB’s research results on corruption risks, intensity of competition, and the phenomenon of political favouritism in Hungarian public procurement.

The presentation: (PDF)

The handout: (PDF)

Data publication. The list of public tenders won by Orban’s close friends and read more