The objective of the latest of research of IEER was to get survey-based information on the intentions of high school students for higher education and how these intentions change by various high school and student traits. The survey was carried out by a brief self-administered questionnaire at a sample of secondary schools selected on the basis of several criteria. Nevertheless the sample design could not be proportional by some important features (e.g., high schools' ranking by admission rates, geographic location, or student composition). During the selection process high schools were classified into two groups based on admission rates - elite and non-elite high schools - and in addition to high schools from Budapest, several from rural areas were included as well. On the following link an English summary of the paper can be downloaded.

This research program aims helping the regional development and training committees (RFKB – in Hungarian) in order to establish a quota of the maximum number of different vocational trainings. The research is based on IEER's own large-sample empiric survey from 2011. The survey covered the opinion of different agents of the labor demand such as micro-, small-, medium-, and large sized enterprises, and it also aimed to find out the opportunities that a recent graduate has on the labor market. In the analysis, we also evaluated the expected labour demand for vocational school graduates and compared the results to the expected number of recent graduates in 2014.

The research program "Vocational schools" by IEER conducted since 2008 includes two main parts. The aim of the company survey is to map the demand of specific segments in the business sector for vocational school graduates within one year and beyond a three-year time span.

The survey on graduates examines the beginning of the working life of those young people who obtained their qualifications in vocational schools or trade schools 19 months before. The research has a focus point on whether these young people were able or willing to enter the labour market during the 19 months after their graduation.

Thisresearch program aims helping the regional development and training committees (RFKB – in Hungarian) in order to establish a quota of the maximum number of different vocational trainings. The research is based on IEER's own large-sample empiric survey from 2009. The survey asked about the opinion ofhiring institutes and organizations such as SME's, public offices and it also aimed finding out the opportunities that a recent graduates have on the labour market. In the analysis, we also evaluated the expected labour demand for vocational school graduates and compared the results to the expected number of recent graduates in 2012.

The Institute for Economic and Enterprise Research - in cooperation with Volksbank Hungary Private Ltd. - carried out a public opinion survey questioning 1000 individuals representing the adult population of Hungary by age, gender and type of settlement. Our aim was to analyse people's awareness on the pension system, their earning capacity and saving decisions with a special view on old-age provisions.