Research at WU Vienna

Our 1,600 researchers focus on topics in the fields of business and economics, society, and law.

Current Research

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Shared mobility: more challenging than expected, less sustainable than hoped for
Car sharing and other shared mobility services are supposed to reduce traffic and emissions – but so far, there has been little evidence of this. WU Vienna University of Economics and Business researchers have investigated why this is the case. They show: Car-centered infrastructure discourages sustainable mobility.

Meet Our Researchers

Data Science vs. Cartel Agreements
Data Science vs. Cartel Agreements

How can digital technologies help us to detect illegal price fixing? Viktoria Robertson, Head of the Competition Law and Digitalization Group at WU Vienna, looks at this question in her research, working at the intersection of law and data science.

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Psychopaths in the C-Suite
Psychopaths in the C-Suite

The cliché of the monster in pinstripes comes up again and again in films, media reports, and even academic research. Is it true or just a myth? WU researcher Günter K. Stahl explains ...

A Cinderella story
Upcycling: The identity of products

Once an airbag, now a handbag: Bernadette Kamleitner of the Institute for Marketing & Consumer Research explains why it makes sense to refer to the former identity of upcycled products.

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Location: WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Library & Learning Center Ceremonial Hall 1

on 11 December 2024 Starting at 18:00 - Ending at 19:30

WU Manager of the Year 2024: Patricia Neumann

The future is STEM
WU matters. WU talks.

Location: WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Library & Learning Center Ceremonial Hall 1

on 18 December 2024 Starting at 18:00 - Ending at 19:30

Free trade is out of steam

How the new world (dis)order threatens our prosperity
WU matters. WU talks.

Location: WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Library & Learning Center Ceremonial Hall 1

on 15 January 2025 Starting at 18:00 - Ending at 19:30

Destroying Nature to Save It

Economic fallacies of the green transition
WU matters. WU talks.

Location: WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) Library & Learning Center Ceremonial Hall 1

on 22 January 2025 Starting at 18:00 - Ending at 19:30

“I feel like … gespalten”

The challenges of linguistic diversity
WU matters. WU talks.