János Kornai#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 220 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | ECONOMICS, BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | HUNGARY |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.kornai-janos.hu |
János Kornai passed away October 18, 2021.
Positions Held
- 2011 - present Honorary Professor Emeritus, Corvinus University of Budapest
- Since 2002 Emeritus Professor, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Since 2002 Permanent Fellow, Collegium Budapest, Institute for Advanced Study, Budapest, 1992-, Emeritus, 2002-
- 1992 Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics
- 1967 - 1993 Research Professor, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
- since 1986 Professor of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1963 - 1967 Head of Department, Computing Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
- 1960 - 1963 Head of Department, Institute of Textile Industry, Budapest
- 1958 - 1960 Economist, Planning Bureau of Light Industry, Budapest
- 1955 - 1958 Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest
- 1947 - 1955 Economic Editor, Newspaper "Szabad Nép", Budapest
- 1945 - 1947 Officer, Hungarian Democratic Youth Association, Budapest
Fields of Scholarship
- New institutional economics
- Political economy of communism
- Analysis and criticism of the command economies
Honours and Awards
- 2010 Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
- 2010 Leontief Medal (Russia)
- 2009 'The Twenty Year Old Republic' Award, Hungarian Government
- 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award, Hungarian Economic Association
- 2007 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Commander’s Cross with the Star
- 2005 Prima Primissima Prize (Hungary)
- 2005 Honorary Citizen of Budapest Capital City
- 2002 Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, Commander’s Cross
- 1997 Prize for Advancing the Repute of Hungarians, Hungarian Government
- 1997 Officier dans l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur, Republique Francaise
- 1997 John von Neumann Medal, awarded by the student body of Rajk László College for Advanced Study, Budapest University of Economics
- 1994 Széchenyi Prize, Republic of Hungary
- 1994 Main Prize and Ferenc Deák Prize, Foundation "Pro Renovanda Cultura Hungariae"
- 1992 Academia Europaea Erasmus Medal
- 1983 Alexander von Humboldt Prize, Federal Republic of Germany
- 1983 Hungarian State Prize
- 1982 F.E. Seidman Distinguished Award in Political Economy, (USA)
- 1970, 1974 Academic Award, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
