The Association
The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) is the oldest and most significant association of Hungarian economists aimed at disseminating economic knowledge, developing the professional public sphere and representing the general interests of economists. For this reason various platforms including presentations, courses, professional discussions, meetings and itinerant conferences are organised regularly.
As a major professional and scientific organisation with a long tradition in Hungary, the HEA was established on 27 May 1894 by professors, academics, ministers, bankers, merchants, MPs, farmers, officials, landowners and noblemen in order to jointly seek the ways of national economic development.
The HEA, as a non-profit association, is a major platform of economic discussion beyond the narrow interpretation of science.
BECOME A MEMBER!
One click, and a professional community of more than 5 and a half thousand individuals. 80-100 large-scale conferences annually. 23 sections and 16 regional organisations. Keeping in touch with former school mates and colleagues. Purchase discounts available with a HEA Membership Card… We look forward to welcoming graduates, would-be economists and professionals interested in economic issues as members of the HEA!
MEMBERSHIP CARD
The list of stores and service providers offering an average of 5-15% discount to holders of a HEA Membership Card with an EDC logo is expanding on a weekly basis. Currently there are approximately 1,100 stores and service providers accepting HEA Membership Cards across Hungary.
PARTNER SITES
KÖZGAZDÁSZ-VÁNDORGYŰLÉSEK
the itinerant conferences represent major annual events organised for economists
MKT IFJÚSÁGI BIZOTTSÁG
the independent website of MKT IB and its organisations
20 ÉVE AZ EU-BAN
az MKT hazánk 20 éves EU-tagságát értékelő konferenciasorozata
ÚJ KLÍMAGAZDASÁG
a joint conference of the MKT and the British, German and French Embassies
Events
Priorities and objectives of the Irish Presidency
The European Union Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) is organizing an online discussion — in English — with Ambassador Ragnar Almqvist, Head of Mission of Ireland in Budapest, on the priorities and objectives of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union on...
Robots on a Leash II. – AI in accounting
The Enterprise-Level Application of Artificial Intelligence in Internal Audit, Accounting, Auditing, Law and Related Education – this is the focus of the next professional roundtable discussion of the Business Development Section of the Hungarian Economic Association (HEA), entitled Robots on a...
HEA-Fiscal Council Joint Conference 2026
The Hungarian Economic Association (HEA) and the Fiscal Council will once again hold their traditional joint autumn conference on Monday, November 2, 2026, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Lámfalussy Conference Centre of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), located at 55 Krisztina körút, Budapest. The event...
News
Péter Halmai on This Year’s Nobel Laureates
The models developed by the American scholars awarded this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences provide a basis for formulating state-of-the-art economic policy, drawing on microeconomic insights as well, economist and academician Péter Halmai, President of the Economic Policy and...
Proposals for Improving the Public Financing of Sport
The Board of the HEA Sports Economics Section has developed a package of professional proposals aimed at improving the governance and public financing of sport in Hungary. The document was also discussed by the Sports Economics Section of the 64th Itinerant Congress of Economists, held in Eger on...
Péter Asztalos: new president at KINCS
HEA-member Péter Asztalos, a member of the Board of the HEA’s Demography Section, has been appointed president of the Kopp Mária Institute for Demography and Families (KINCS) as of September 28. Going forward, the institution, which operates as a background institution of the ministry, will...