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Slovak economist and academic
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Martin Kahanec (born 28 April 1977 in Rožňava, Slovakia) is a Slovak economist specializing in labour economics, migration, and economic policy. He is a professor at the Central European University in Vienna and co-founder and scientific director of the Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI) in Bratislava.[1]
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Kahanec received the ESET Science Award in 2025 in the main category Outstanding Scientist, one of Slovakia's most prestigious scientific awards.[2] He was appointed to the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors of the European Commission within the Scientific Advice Mechanism.[3]
Early life and education
Kahanec was born in Rožňava in eastern Slovakia. He studied economics at Comenius University in Bratislava and obtained a Master of Arts in economics from Central European University in Budapest.[4]
He completed his PhD in economics at Tilburg University in the Netherlands in 2006 with a dissertation on labour markets and inequality.[5]
Academic career
Kahanec joined the Central European University in 2010. He was promoted to associate professor with tenure in 2012 and to full professor in 2016.[6]
He served as dean of the School of Public Policy at CEU between 2017 and 2019 and again between 2020 and 2021.[7]
In 2008 he co-founded the Central European Labour Studies Institute (CELSI), a research institute focusing on labour markets and social policy in Central and Eastern Europe.[8] [9]
He has also held visiting and advisory roles at several international institutions, including the World Bank and the Brussels-based economic think tank Bruegel.[10]
Research
Kahanec's research focuses on labour markets, migration and integration, inequality, and economic policy in Europe. His work examines topics such as labour mobility within the European Union, the effects of migration on labour markets, and institutional determinants of labour market outcomes.[11]
According to the RePEc database of economic research, he is ranked among the most productive economists in Slovakia and among leading economists in the field of migration economics.[12][13]
He has published research in journals including Journal of Population Economics, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Migration Studies, and Kyklos.
Honours and recognition
Kahanec was elected a member of Academia Europaea in 2016 and later served as chair of the section Economics, Business and Management Sciences and member of the board of trustees, vice-president, and chair of the class Social and Related Sciences'.[14] [15] [16]
In 2025 he received the ESET Science Award in the main category Outstanding Scientist.[17]
He also received the City of Rožňava Prize for contributions to science and international representation of the city.[18]
Policy and advisory roles
Kahanec was appointed to the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors of the European Commission, which provides scientific advice to the European Commission under the Scientific Advice Mechanism.[19]
He has also advised institutions including the European Parliament, the European Commission, and the World Bank on labour market and migration policy.[20]
Selected works
- Kahanec, M., & Zimmermann, K. F. (eds.) (2016). Labor Migration, EU Enlargement, and the Great Recession.
- Guzi, M., Kahanec, M., & Mýtna Kureková, L. (2023). The impact of immigration and integration policies on immigrant-native labour market hierarchies. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 49(16), 4169–4187.
- Ulceluse, M., & Kahanec, M. (2023). Eastward enlargements of the European Union, transitional arrangements and self-employment. Journal of Population Economics, 36(2), 719–742.
- Borsekova, K., Korony, S., & Kahanec, M. (2025). Decision tree insights into spatial and temporal patterns of convergence in EU labour markets. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 57(8), 1096–1120.
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