Orsolya Lelkes

Project
I-CUE: Improving the Capacity and Usability of EUROMOD
Publication
Poverty Among Migrants in Europe
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
- "Happiness over 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.
- "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). (see downloads)
- "Tasting freedom: Happiness, religion and economic transition?" (2006). Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 59: 173-194 (Working Paper version downloadable: see downloads
- "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 (Working Paper version downloadable: see downloads)
- "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 (see downloads)
- "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
Downloads
CV Orsolya Lelkes
pdf, 158 KB, 2008-11-19
Deliver us from Evil
pdf, 3 KB, 247792
Tasting Freedom: Happiness, religion and economic transition
pdf, 3 KB, 155716
Social Exclusion in Central-Eastern Europe.
pdf, 3 KB, 413918
Knowing what is good for you
pdf, 3 KB, 127730
Tax-Benefit Microsimulation Models In Eastern Europe
pdf, 3 KB, 165619

