Talent-competitiveness of Hungary - Oliver Kovacs

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Society and Economy 38 (2016) 4, pp. 537–558 DOI: 10.1556/204.2016.38.4.6

TALENT-COMPETITIVENESS OF HUNGARY – DECLINE WITHOUT “FLEURS DU MAL”1 OLIVÉR KOVÁCS Research Fellow, ICEG European Center, Budapest, Hungary Email: okovacs@iceg.hu

This paper offers some ammunition to better understand Hungary’s position in the IMD World Talent Report 2015 (IMD WTR 2015). First, it gives a brief overview of the methodology of the IMD WTR by highlighting its main features. Second, it presents the 2015 ranking and puts the focus on Hungary’s withering talent competitiveness. The paper conveys the message that an overarching and consistent reform package is a must in the education system to foster talent utilisation. However, such a package is likely to be insufficient unless economic policy addresses the relevant shortcomings of the Hungarian innovation ecosystem. Keywords: talent, competitiveness, reform, education, academy JEL-codes: I23, I28, O20

1. INTRODUCTION

The fact that the performance of the Hungarian education system has been attracting increasing attention is understandable since the education system has always played a significant role in unfolding and developing the talent pool, which is the basis of socio-economic learning in terms of pursuing prosperity. The present paper is motivated by this devoted debate and by IMD World Competitiveness Center’s World Talent Report 2015 published in November 2015 (henceforward: IMD WTR 2015 or Report). The Report paints a general picture about the extent 1

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