István Madár earned his degree at the Budapest University of Economics in 1997. He has been teaching at the Economic Policy Department, first in the position of assistant lecturer and later as senior lecturer. He spent six years as a journalist and editor at local business daily Világgazdaság between 2000 and 2006, before joining Portfolio.hu where he is now chief macro analyst and columnist. From 2016 he is a adjunct professor at the Corvinus University of Budapest. Member of the Hungarian Economic Association.
István Madár will be our speaker at the following events:
The Budapest Economic Forum has become Portfolio’s most important macroeconomic conference to be held for the thirteenth time on the 17th of October 2023. At the Budapest Economic Forum, we discuss everything that concerns the actors of the economic and... More
28th September 2023, Hotel InterContinental Budapest
Is the decade of crises continuing? Three and a half years after the pandemic outbreak and one and a half years after the outbreak of the war between Russia and Ukraine, there are still many question marks, risks, and difficulties... More
Previously attended as speaker on the following Portfolio conferences: