Tibor Palánkai 1938 – 2026

Biography

Tibor Palánkai (March 1, 1938 – November 9, 2026) was a Hungarian economist, university teacher and member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research centered on macroeconomics, world economics and European integration, and he published more than 150 works, earning the Jean Monnet Prize from the European Commission for his pioneering role in European integration studies. He served as vice-rector of the Karl Marx University of Economics from 1977 to 1983 and as rector of the Budapest University of Economic Sciences from 1997 to 2000, becoming an emeritus professor in 2008. Palánkai died on November 9, 2026, at the age of 88.