Contents:

• Results of the IEER Business Climate Survey October 2017
• Possible Impacts of Automation on the Hungarian Market Labour, 2012-2016
• Characteristics of key labour market indicators in Hungary
• Savings and Risks are Growing in the Household Sector
• International trends

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• Results of the IEER Quarterly Business Climate Survey – July 2017
• Donald Trump’s planned financial deregulation
• International trends

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• Student Mobility from the Best High Schools in Hungary to Foreign Universities – 2017
• President Macron’s Economic Policy
• International trends

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• Corporate reactions to the raise of the minimum wage and the guaranteed minimum wage

• Characteristics of the Russian economy

• International trends

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• Students from the Visegrad Group at Austrian, German and British universities – 2002-2016
• Social mobility of Hungary among the EU Member States
• International trends

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• Corporate credits in Hungary, 2012-2016
• OECD recommendations for Hungarian economic growth
• International trends

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• Internet usage among Hungarian SMEs
• Growth in the Eurozone after the 2008 crisis – theoretical aspects
• International trends

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• Results of the IEER SME Outlook Survey January 2017

• The risks and possible effects of a U.S.–Chinese trade war

• International trends

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• Main results of IEER’s Short-Term Labour Market Outlook for 2017

• Economic Forecasts for 2017

• International trends

In the following analysis we present the major conclusions drawn from the organization and conducting of the recent Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics and Paralympics. There have been numerous media coverages and reports by those concerned that have drawn attention to deficiencies, maladministration, and dangers concerning participants and the audience. These facts raise the following question: how was Rio de Janeiro be able to get the right to host the Olympic Games? In the analysis those factors and conditions will be presented that are indispensable to host the Games. Main focus will be given to economic aspects.