With six years of reporting experience, Szalai covers a wide range of economic issues, with an emphasis on fraud and corruption. At Index.hu, he has interviewed leading economists and business theorists, including Joshua Angrist, Kenneth Arrow, Clayton Christensen, Dani Rodrik, Emmanuel Saez and Richard Thaler. Szalai holds a master’s degree in business administration from Corvinus University of Budapest. As a Humphrey Fellow, he plans to sharpen his skills in data journalism, learn different business and organizational models for media outlets and examine the behavior and trends of fake news.