The current cost of living crisis poses a significant threat to consumers’ financial well-being. With rising prices, rampant inflation, and the ready availability of (predatory) lending, consumer debt has attracted increased scholarly and public interest. But what role does language play in the discursive construction of debt and lending? How is language used when sharing advice, asking for help, or offering financial support online?

This event is organized by WU’s Department for Business Communication

Lecture:

Ursula Lutzky, Associate Professor, Department of Business Communication, WU Vienna

Discussion:

Stefan Angel, Senior Economist, WIFO 

Bettina Fuhrmann, Professor, Institute for Business Education, WU Vienna

Julia Jakob, Researcher, Financial Literacy and Culture Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Moderated by:

Mathew Gillings, Assistant Professor, Institute for Language and Discourse in Business, WU Vienna

 

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