The range of courses offered by the Department of Finance is exceptionally broad, and its educational activities are regularly complemented by invited speakers and active market partners. Areas such as taxation, finance, corporate finance, public finance and research methodology are among the Department's most recent course development projects.

Through a harmonious combination of respect for tradition, rigour, consistency and constant renewal, the knowledge represented by the staff of the Department of Finance is professionally strong and recognised. Of the teaching staff, 75% have a PhD. The quality of the human resources has been recognised by a number of awards in recent years:

• In 2017, Dr. László Gyulai received the BBU Gold Signet Ring award.
• In 2017 and 2018, Dr. Katalin Mérő won the BBU Scientific Award in the “Academic Article - Instructor” category.
• In 2018, Péter Tasi was awarded the Mentor of the Year.
• In 2018, Dr. Miklós Fellegi was chosen as an Honorary Classmate by graduating students.
• In 2019, colleagues from the department won four out of the eight University-level Scientific Awards:
• Prof. Dr. Miklós Losoncz in the research category,
• Dr. habil Katalin Mérő for the third time in the academic article category,
• Dr. habil Judit Sági in the academic article and instructor category,
• Áron Szennay in the PhD student category
• In 2020, Áron Szennay received a scientific award in the PhD student category.
• In 2021, four awardees from the department received recognition in three categories:
• Dr. habil. Judit Sági in the scientific textbook category,
• Prof. Dr. Miklós Losoncz and Dr. Gyula Nagy in the scientific textbook category,
• Áron Szennay, again in the PhD student category.
• Dr. Szilárd Hegedűs received the Excellent Mentor Award in 2020 and 2022, as well as the Excellent Supervisor Award in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Research by colleagues in the department: Led by Research Professor Dr Miklós Losoncz, Department faculty have actively participated in several successful and professionally pioneering research projects in recent years. These include, in particular, the Macroeconomic Sustainability Research Group of the MTA-BBU and the 2018 EMMI Excellence Programme - Sustainable Economy: Sustainability and Responsible Management in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as a sub-project of the Internationalisation of Small and Medium Enterprises. The thematic excellence programme supported the research group of Prof. Losoncz in both 2019 and 2020.

Dr Katalin Mérő has conducted internationally recognised research on banking policy in the EU, with a particular focus on macroprudential regulation and the functioning of the European Banking Union.

Dr. Szilárd Hegedűs is studying the factors of corporate resilience within the framework of the Demján Sándor Foundation scholarship.

In line with its teaching portfolio, the Department operates four research groups:

• Corporate Finance
• Taxation
• Public Finance
• Banking and Finance

Recent publications: 

Gárdos, Csaba – Hegedűs, Szilárd – Kozma, Gábor – Molnár, Petronella – Tóth, Gitta – Sisa, Krisztina – Pocsai, Erzsébet – Párniczky, Tibor – Fellegi, Miklós – Zsugyel, János (2019): "Public Finance: Public Financial Compendium." Budapest, Hungary: Saldo Financial Advisory and Information Ltd., 329 pages. ISBN: 9789636385736

Ábel, István – Lóga, Máté – Nagy, Gyula – Vadkerti, Árpád (2019): "Unveiling the Veil on Interest Rates!" Financial and Economic Review 18: 3, pages 29-51. DOI: 10.25201/HSZ.18.3.2951

Czelleng, Ádám – Losoncz, Miklós (2020): "Macroeconomic Effects of Income Inequality in a Simulation Approach." Economic Review 67: 5, pages 495-511. http://www.kszemle.hu/tartalom/cikk.php?id=1907

Losoncz, Miklós – Nagy, Gyula (eds.) (2020): "Some Aspects of Internationalization of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Hungary." Budapest, Hungary: Budapest Business University (BBU). http://publikaciotar.repozitorium.uni-bge.hu/1700/1/A%20kkv%20k%20nemzetkoziesedesenek.pdf

Ábel, István (2020): "Rethinking Economic Policy and Crisis. Stephanie Kelton: The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy." Foreign Trade Review 64: 9-10, pages 90-104. http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/7087/

Molnár, Petronella (2021): "Examination of the Viability of Local Government-owned Economic Companies in Hungary Using Multivariate Statistical Methods." https://uni-mate.hu/sites/default/files/molnar_petronella_ertekezes.pdf

Kucséber, László, Zoltán – Hegedűs, Szilárd (2021): "The Effects of Acquisitions in the Retail Sector on Bankruptcy Risk and Efficiency." Marketing and Management 55: 1, pages 15-26. https://journals.lib.pte.hu/index.php/mm/article/view/4306

Kwasi, Klutse, Senanu – Kiss, Gábor, Dávid – Sági, Judit (2022): "Exchange Market Pressure in Sub-Saharan African Countries – The Role of Imports and Short-Term External Debt, 2002-2017." DOI: 10.15196/RS120404

Czelleng, Ádám – Losoncz, Miklós (2022): "Some Macroeconomic Effects of Income Inequality in a Simulation Approach." Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences 30: 2, pages 175-185. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.19167

Ábel, István – Losoncz, Miklós (2022): "The Renewal of Monetary Theory in Times of Crises." Economic Review 69: 4, pages 451-479. DOI: 10.18414/KSZ.2022.4.451

Ábel, István – Nagy, Gyula (2022): "Opinions on Inflation: Unfounded Assumptions and Indisputable Theories." Foreign Trade Review 66: 9-10, pages 44-75. https://doi.org/10.47630/KULG.2022.66.9-10.44

Zahid, R. M. Ammar – Saleem, Adil – Maqsood, Umer Sahil – Sági, Judit (2023): "Moderating Role of Audit Quality in ESG Performance and Capital Financing Dynamics: Insights in China." Environmental Development and Sustainability. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-023-03636-9

Zahid, R.M. Ammar – Ali, Qamar – Saleem, Adil – Sági, Judit (2023): "Impact of Geographical, Meteorological, Demographic, and Economic Indicators on the Trend of COVID-19: Global Evidence from 202 Affected Countries." Heliyon 9. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(23)06573-8

Vinogradova, Natalia – Novac, Alexandra – Jáki, Erika – Aranyossy, Marta (2023): "The Impact of Entrepreneurship Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions and Competencies of Students in Moldova." Society and Economy 45: 1, pages 33-52. https://akjournals.com/view/journals/204/45/1/article-p33.xml

Saleem, Adil – Daragmeh, Ahmad – Zahid, R. M. Ammar – Sági, Judit (2023): "Financial Intermediation through Risk-Sharing vs. Non-Risk Sharing Contracts: Role of Credit Risk and Sustainable Production." Environmental Development and Sustainability. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10668-023-03298-7

Pollák, Zoltán – Jáki, Erika (2023): "Quantity Adjustment on the Unsecured Interbank Forint Deposit Market." Economy and Finance: English-Language Edition of Gazdaság és Pénzügy 10: 2, pages 80-100. https://bankszovetseg.hu/Public/gep/2023/080-100%20Pollak-Jaki%20E.pdf

Kucséber, László – Kása, Richárd (2023): "Organizational Changes in the Shadow of the Crises of the 2020s in the Central European Region." Statistical Review 101: 7, pages 589-617. https://www.ksh.hu/statszemle_archive/all/2023/2023_07/2023_07_589.pdf

Mérő, Katalin (2023): "Differences in Covid-Related Regulatory Forbearance Within and Outside the Banking Union: The Case of East-Central European EU Member States." Journal of Common Market Studies. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcms.13504

Jáki, Erika – Huszák, Loretta (2023): "Lessons Learned from Entrepreneurship Education: Foreword to the Special Collection." Society and Economy 45, pages 1-7. https://akjournals.com/view/journals/204/45/1/article-p8.xml

Hegedűs, Szilárd (2023): "Study of 'Undertakings In Difficulty' in the Hungarian SME Sector Including Explanatory Variables." Economy and Finance: English-Language Edition