I am a sociologist and a demographer. I lead the Demographic Program at the Doctoral School of Demography and Sociology. 

My areas of interest are:

• Family formation and fertility

• Attitudes and values towards the family

• Social inequalities and poverty

• International comparisons

• Longitudinal studies

Previously I taught at the Corvinus University of Budapest, and conducted research at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, the Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, the Stockholm University Linnaeus Center on Social Policy and Family Dynamics in Europe, the Social Science Center Berlin (WZB), and Collegium Budapest - Institute of Advanced Study.

Currently I hold the positions of:

• Chief Scientific Advisor at the Hungarian Demographic Research Institute (former Director from 1999 until my resignation in 2023)

• Professor at the University of Pécs, Department of Sociology

• Head of Doctoral School of Demography and Sociology at University of Pécs

• Honorary President of the EAPS Council (European Association for Population Studies)
  
  

My curriculum vitae can be found here.