István Magas (born 22 February 1952) is a Hungarian former

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with t ...

player who competed in the

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. He has been professor at the University of Connecticut, Storrs,

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, and at the

Corvinus University Corvinus University of Budapest ( hu, Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem) is a university in Budapest, Hungary. The university currently has an enrolment of approximately 9,600 students, with a primary focus on business administration, economics, and so ...

, Budapest, where between 2008-2012 he led the Department of World Economy. His research interest is in

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and patterns of globalization. He received the Doctor of Science degree from the

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in 2013.

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* * 1952 births Living people Hungarian male water polo players Hungarian economists Olympic water polo players for Hungary Water polo players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic medalists in water polo Willamette University faculty Academic staff of the Corvinus University of Budapest Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo Hungarian expatriates in the United States Water polo players from Budapest {{Hungary-waterpolo-bio-stub

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