Attila Rátfai

Associate Professor
Egyetemi docens
Department of Economics
Building: 
Nador u. 11
Room: 
#405
Phone number: 
+36 1 327-3000 x2280
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Qualifications: 
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Michigan
Academic/Professional Experience and Achievements: 

Attila Rátfai is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, Central European University. His research interests are in various areas of macroeconomics. His current research focuses on the aggregate implications of heterogeneity and inaction in store-level pricing behavior and on the nature of international business cycle fluctuations.

Attila received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He also holds a University Diploma from the Budapest (former Karl Marx) University of Economics. Prior to joining to CEU, he worked at the University of Southampton.

Affiliations: 
Department of Economics
Academic/research topics: 
Macroeconomics
Academic/Research Areas: 
Economics
Selected Publications: 
The border effect in small open economies ; , 2008
The frequency and size of price adjustment: microeconomic evidence ; , 2007
How fast is convergence to the law of one price? Very ; , 2006
Inflation and relative price asymmetry ; , 2004
Linking individual and aggregate price changes ; , 2002
Linking individual and aggregate price changes ; University of Southampton, 2000
Cyclical fluctuations in CIS economies ; , 2007
Economic fluctuations in Central and Eastern Europe: the facts ; Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2005
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Courses taught by Attila Rátfai
Macroeconomic Theory 1
2011/2012
2012/2013
Macroeconomics for Economic Policy 2010/2011
International Macro 1
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
Macroeconomics for Economic Policy
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
Research Seminar series 2010/2011
Advanced Macroeconomics 2010/2011
Topics in Macro 2009/2010
Topics in Macro
International Business Cycles
Research in Economics

Publications

Book
Tanszék, Budapesti Közgazdaságtudományi Egyetem Gazdaságtörténeti. Gazdaság- és társadalomtörténeti szöveggyûjtemény a szocializmus magyarországi történetének tanulmányozásához, Edited by L. Ambrus Lakatos, A. Fölsz, T. Meszerics, A. Rátfai and I. Rév. Budapest: Aula Kiadó, 1990.
Book Chapter
A, Csite, and A. Rátfai. "Beruházási ciklusok." In Gazdaság és társadalomtörténeti szöveggyűjtemény a szocializmus magyarországi történetének tanulmányozásához, edited by L. Ambrus-Lakatos. Budapest: Aula, 1990.
Conference Paper
Horváth, J., A. Rátfai, and B. Döme. "Relative price variability in two small open economies." In Proceeding of International Conference on Development Organized by the Moscow School of Economics., 2007. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "Linking individual and aggregate price changes." In International Conferences on Panel Data, 39 pp., 2002. Abstract
Journal Article
Horváth, J., A. Rátfai, and B. Döme. "The border effect in small open economies." Economic Systems 32, no. 1 (2008): 33-45. Abstract
Benczur, P., E. Muradov, and A. Rátfai. "Cyclical fluctuations in CIS economies." Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis 3, no. 1 (2007): 121-135. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "The frequency and size of price adjustment: microeconomic evidence." Managerial & Decision Economics 28, no. 7 (2007): 751-762. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "Linking individual and aggregate price changes." Journal of Money, Credit & Banking 38, no. 8 (2006): 2199-2224. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "How fast is convergence to the law of one price? Very." Economics Bulletin 6, no. 10 (2006): 1-12. Abstract
Horváth, J., and A. Rátfai. "Supply and demand shocks in accession countries to the Economic and Monetary Union." Journal of Comparative Economics 32, no. 2 (2004): 202-211. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "A monetáris politika hitelességének néhány gazdaságelméleti értelmezésérol." Közgazdasági Szemle 40, no. 3 (1993): 754-774.
Rátfai, A.. "Vázlat a monetáris politika hitelességéről." Közgazdasági Szemle, no. 9 (1992). Abstract
Rátfai, A.. "Book review." Budapesti Könyvszemle, no. Spring (1992). Abstract
Miscellaneous
Benczur, P., and A. Rátfai. Economic fluctuations in Central and Eastern Europe: the facts In Economic Fluctuations in Central and Eastern Europe: The Facts. London: Centre for Economic Policy Research, 2005. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. Inflation and relative price asymmetry In Inflation and relative price asymmetry., 2004. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. The Dynamics of Pricing Points. Cerge EI, 2003.
Rátfai, A.. Inflation and relative price assymetry. Budapest: Central European University. Economics Department, 2001.
Rátfai, A.. Relative price skewness and inflation: a structural VAR framework. University of Southampton, 2000. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. A note on the independence of central banks in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland., 2000. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. Linking individual and aggregate price changes. University of Southampton, 2000. Abstract
Rátfai, A.. The size, frequency and synchronization of price adjustment: microeconomic evidence. University os Southampton, 2000. Abstract
Thesis
Rátfai, A.. On the microeconomic origins and macroeconomic consequences of lumpy firm level pricing decisions. University of Michigan,, 1999.