Orsolya Lelkes
 


Position
Research Fellow and Economic Policy Analyst

Previous position
Head of the Economic Research Unit at the Ministry of Finance, Hungary.
Education
PhD in Social Policy: London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom
Masters in Economics: Budapest University of Economic Sciences, Hungary.
Languages
Hungarian (mother tongue), English, German, Spanish.

Contact details
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Berggasse 17, A-1090 Wien
Tel: +43-1-319 45 05-49
Fax: +43-1-319 45 05-19
Email: Lelkes

Research interests
Welfare, income distribution, poverty, economics of happiness, social interactions

Selected publications
  • “European Inequalities. Social Inclusion and Income Distribution in the European Union”. (co-editor, with István György Tóth, Terry Ward and Holly Sutherland). (2009). Tárki: Budapest.
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  • “Tax and Benefit Policies in the Enlarged Europe. Assessing the Impact with Microsimulation Models” (co-editor, with Holly Sutherland). (2009). Ashgate: Aldershot.
  • “Let Us Pray: Religious Interactions In Life Satisfaction” (with Andrew Clark). (2009). Working Paper No. 2009-01. Paris, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques.
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  • “Assessment of income redistribution and a hypothetical flat tax reform in Hungary” (with Dóra Benedek). (2008). Journal of Applied Economic Sciences, 3(5): 173-186
  • “Social inclusion of migrants and their 2nd generation descendants” (with Eszter Zólyomi). (2008). Research Note of the Social Inclusion and Income Distribution network of the European Observatory on the Social Situation and Demography. 3/2008
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  • "Happiness across the Life-Cycle. Exploring Age-specific Preferences". (2007). In: B. Marin and A. Zaidi (eds.), Mainstreaming Ageing. Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Policies, European Centre Vienna. Ashgate: 359-391. download a shorter, Policy Brief version pdf
  • "Poverty of older people in EU25". (With Asghar Zaidi, Mattia Makovec, Michael Fuchs, Barbara Lipszyc, Marius Rummel, Bernd Marin, Klaas de Voos). (2007). In: B. Marin and A. Zaidi (eds.), Mainstreaming Ageing. Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Policies, European Centre Vienna. Ashgate: 217-242.
  • "Tax-benefit microsimulation models in Eastern Europe" (2007). International Journal of Microsimulation. 1(1).
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  • "Tasting freedom: Happiness, religion and economic transition?" (2006). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 59: 173-194
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  • "Knowing what is good for you Empirical analysis of personal preferences and the `objective good´". (2006). Journal of Socio-Economics, Special issue on the Socio-Economics of Happiness, 35 (2): 285-307
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  • "Social Exclusion in Central-Eastern Europe. Concept, Measurement and Policy Interventions" (2006), European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, Vienna; STEP Portugal, International Labour Office, Geneva
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  • “Deliver us from evil: religion as insurance” (with Andrew Clark). (2005). Deliver Us From Evil: Religion as Insurance. Working Paper No. 2005-43. Paris, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques.
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  • "A magyarországi jövedelem újraelosztás és egy egykulcsos adóreform vizsgálata mikroszimulációs modellel. [Analysis of income redistribution and a hypothetical flat tax reform in Hungary, using a microsimulation model.] (with Dóra Benedek). (2006). "Közgazdasági Szemle" 53: 604-623.
  • "Low Participation among Older Men and the Disincentive Effects of Social Transfers: The Case of Hungary" (with Agota Scharle) (2004). In: T. Kolosi, I.Gy. Tóth, Gy. Vukovich (eds.), Social Report 2004, TARKI Social Research Centre, Budapest: 233-248

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