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THE ACADEMY'S NETWORK OF RESEARCH INSTITUTES national innovation system; relationship between environmental protection and society. INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS Address: H-1014 Budapest, Országház u. 30 Mail: H-1531 Budapest, PO.Box 936 Phone: (36-1) 224-6760 Fax: (36-1) 224-6761 Internet: www.vki.hu E-mail: ainotai@vki.hu Director: ANDRÁS INOTAI, D.SC. Main fields of research: The study of trends and factors behind international economic development (including the role of the United States in the world economy) and their present and future impact on Hungarian economy. Further research priorities include: economic development in Europe, with special attention to the European Union and eastern enlargement; economic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe; comparative analysis of CEFTA countries, new economic developments in Japan, East and Southeast Asia; the experience of Hungarian national programmes of economic modernisation in international comparison; microlevel adjustment and co-operation; the role of infrastructure and services in the modernisation process; the future of national and EU agricultural policies; critical issues of the welfare state; the impact of socio-economic values on the pattern of development; sectoral studies. 67