Anna Lovász, Ph.D.
About
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I teach economics and data analysis courses, and research educational and labor market inequalities. I use both large dataset analysis (applied microeconometrics) and randomized experiments to study the roles of policies (such as parental leave and childcare systems) and behavioral aspects (such as confidence, motivation, feedback) in shaping gaps in participation, performance, and outcomes. I aim to provide robust quantitative evidence informed by interdisciplinary knowledge, with practical implications for teaching, HR management, and policymaking.
Cukrowska, E; Lovász, A; Matysiak, A. (2026). The occurrence and spacing of second births: country differences and the relationship with institutional factors. European Journal of Population (forthcoming).
Adamecz, A; Lovász, A; Vujić, S (2025). Beyond the Degree: Fertility Outcomes of ‘First in Family’ Graduates. Review of Economics of the Household, July 2025, pp.1-42.
Szabó-Morvai, Á., Lovász, A. (2024). Where can childcare expansion increase maternal labor supply? A comparison of quasi-experimental estimates from seven countries, Empirical Economics, Volume 66, pp. 2823–2879.
Futó, J., Lovász, A. (2024). The Long Road Towards Women’s Equality in the Labour Market – Claudia Goldin’s Research on Historical Trends and Contributing Factors. Financial and Economic Review, Volume 23, pp. 135-154.
Szabó-Morvai, Á., Horn, D., Lovász, A., and De Witte, K. (2023). Universal preschool and cognitive skills – the role of school starting age as a moderating factor, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Volume 64, pp. 278-289.
Lovász A., Bat-Erdene, B., Cukrowska-Torzewska E., Rigó M., Szabó-Morvai Á. (2023). Competition, Subjective Feedback, and Gender Gaps in Performance, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Volume 102, 101954..
Lovász, A., Cukrowska-Torzewska, E., Rigó, M., Szabó-Morvai, Á. (2022). Gender differences in the effect of subjective feedback in an online game. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Volume 98, 101854.
Cukrowska-Torzewska, E. – Lovász, A. (2020). The role of parenthood in shaping the gender wage gap – A comparative analysis of 26 European countries. Social Science Research, 85, 102355.
Lovász, A. – Szabó-Morvai, Á. (2018). Childcare availability and maternal labor supply in a setting of high potential impact. Empirical Economics 56(6), pp. 2127–2165.
Cukrowska-Torzewska, E. – Lovász, A. (2016). Are children driving the gender wage gap? Comparative evidence from Poland and Hungary, Economics of the Transition, 24(2), pp. 259-297.
Anna Lovász (2016). Childcare expansion and mothers’ employment in post-socialist countries. IZA World of Labor, 319, pp. 1-11.
Lovász, A. – Rigó, M. (2013). Vintage Effects, Ageing, and Productivity. Labour Economics, Vol. 22, pp. 46-60.