Impact of the Gripen Offset Agreement on the Hungarian Economy by Zsolt Lazar

The biggest and most controversial offset programme in Hungary was the one connected with the acquisition of the Swedish Gripen jetfighters. The primary topic of the research is the influence of the Hungarian Gripen offset agreement on the domestic economy and its potential in terms of economic development, technology transfer and other benefits during the programme period. Moreover the research evaluates the implementation of the offset programme through various economic measures, contrasting it with other successfully completed offset programmes as well as distinguishing the true economic outcome and benefits from those which are presented by the media.