Szabolcs Pásztor is a habilitated associate professor at the Department of Economics and International Economics of the National University of Public Service in Hungary. Previously, he worked at the Central Bank of Hungary and as a consultant for the Hungarian Banking Association.

He joined the Oeconomus Economic Research Foundation in 2020. He has lectured at universities in Australia, China, Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, Turkey, South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and other countries. His main research interests are economic and financial transformation in developing countries.