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
  • "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