The New Trends of Corruption Risk in Hungarian Public Procurement from January 1998 to September 2025

Publications, Research Notes, Short Paperscorruption risk, Hungary, kleptocracy, odds of winning, public procurement

February 5, 2026

CRCB Statistical Flash Report 2026:1

Analyzed contracts (CSV)

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CRCB. (2026). The New Trends of Corruption Risk in Hungarian Public Procurement from January 1998 to September 2025. CRCB. https://www.crcb.eu/?p=3968

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In the first version of its article describing our research, the Hungarian news portal, 444.hu, incorrectly stated that the CRCB’s flash report dealt with the risk of corruption in public procurement conducted by the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH). The online news portal has since corrected this error. We did not address this issue in the CRCB statistical flash read more

‘Let the Money Come in, Spend it on Time, and Everyone is Happy.’ The Path of EU Regional Development Funding in the Hungarian Institutional System

Presentations, Publications

December 18, 2025

Hajdu M., Tóth I. J., Boros J., Magyari P., & Vida M. (2024, December 18). Distribution of the EU Funds in Hungary: Challenges and Anomalies [Conference Presentation]. The Hungarian Society of Economics Conference, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary. http://www.crcb.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025_mke_181225_01.pdf

September 23, 2025

Hajdu M., Tóth I. J., Boros J., Magyari P., & Vida M. (2024, November 26). ‘Let the Money Come in, Spend it on Time, and Everyone is read more

Corruption Risk and EU Funding in Public Procurement Across EU Member States, 2007–2023

Databases

November 24, 2025

Toth, I. J., & Hajdu, M. (2025). Corruption Risk and EU Funding in Public Procurement Across EU Member States, 2007–2023.

Contract level dataset (GZ)
Country-level dataset (ZIP)
STATA do file read more

Why is it Necessary for Hungary to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office?

Presentations, Publicationscorruption risk, EU, EU funds, Hungary, kleptocracy, political favoritism, public procurement

September 24, 2025

Tóth, I. J. (2025, September 24). Why is it Necessary for Hungary to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office?
Some Empirical Evidence and Considerations [Presentation]. European Parliament, PETI Public Hearing, Brussels, Belgium. https://www.crcb.eu/?p=3725

Presentation at PETI Public Hearing ‘How could Hungary’s accession to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office help to unlock EU funds for Hungary’, September 24, 2025, 14:30-16:00; Brussels, European Parliament.

The read more

EU Taxpayers’ Contribution to Building the Orbán Kleptocracy

Publications, Research Notes, Short PapersEU funds, Hungary, kleptocracy, political corruption, political cycles, public procurement

July 1, 2025

Tóth, I. J. (2025). EU Taxpayers’ Contribution to Building the Orbán Kleptocracy. CRCB Research Notes, 2025:2, CRCB.

Research Notes: 2025:2 (PDF) read more

Statisztikai adatok, anomáliák, csalásfelderítés

Publications, Research Notes, Short Papersfraud detection, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Newcomb-Benford's Law, public procurement

2025. június 11.

Tóth, I. J. (2025). Statisztikai adatok, anomáliák, csalásfelderítés. Néhány gondolat Tátrai Annamária és Gábos András “Kutatói aggodalmak az EU-SILC magyarországi jövedelemadataival kapcsolatban” című tanulmányához. CRCB Research Notes, 2025:1, CRCB.

Research Notes: 2025:1 (PDF)

A Newcomb-Benford törvénnyel kapcsolatok publikációk listája 2025 május 20-ig,
https://www.benfordonline.net/ adatai alapján read more

Orosz propaganda a magyar online sajtóban

Presentations, Publicationscomparative analysis, content analysis, Hungary, Russian aggression, Russian propaganda

February 20, 2025

Orosz propaganda a magyar online sajtóban. Előadás a HUN-REN KRTK KTI
Varga Júlia tiszteletére rendezett konferenciáján. (PDF)

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Tóth, I. J. (2025, February 20). Orosz propaganda a magyar online sajtóban. (Russian Propaganda in the Hungarian Online Press.) [Presentation] Presentation at the conference organized by HUN-REN KRTK KTI in honor of Júlia read more

Mégis miért lehetünk optimisták?

Presentations, Publicationscorruption risk, cronyism, EU funds, Hungary, kleptocracy, odds of winning, political favoritism, public procurement, Viktor Orban

February 25, 2025

Mégis miért lehetünk optimisták? Előadás a CEU Bibó István Szabadegyetemen. (PDF)

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Tóth, I. J. (2025, február 25). Mégis miért lehetünk optimisták? (Why Can We Still Be Optimistic?) [Presentation] CEU Bibó István Free University, read more

Közbeszerzések, politikai favoritizmus, kleptokrácia

Presentations, Publicationscorruption risk, cronyism, EU funds, Hungary, kleptocracy, odds of winning, public procurement

February 5, 2025

Közbeszerzések, politikai favoritizmus, kleptokrácia. Az 1998-2023 közötti közbeszerzések statisztikai elemzése.
On-line előadás (PDF).

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Tóth, I. J. (2025, február 5). Közbeszerzések, politikai favoritizmus, kleptokrácia. Az 1998-2023 közötti közbeszerzések statisztikai elemzése. (Public Procurement, Political Favoritism, Kleptocracy. Statistical Analysis of the Hungarian Public Procurement From 1998 to 2023) [On-line presentation] read more

Korrupció és önkormányzati választások Magyarországon

Presentations, Publicationscorruption, corruption risk, cronyism, Hungary, kleptocracy, municipal elections

December 20, 2024

Tóth, I. J., Kovács, N. N., Vida, M., & Hajdu, M. (2024, December 20). Korrupció és önkormányzati választások Magyarországon. Az 1998-2023 közötti közbeszerzési korrupciós kockázatok és a 2019-es önkormányzati választások elemzése. (Corruption and Municipal Elections in Hungary. Analysis of Public Procurement Corruption Risk from 1998 to 2023 and the 2019 Municipal Elections.) [Conference Presentation]. Hungarian Society of read more