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Socialism and the private sector: The making of ‘socialism with Chinese characteristics’
New study: Who actually reads annual reports?
The annual report is one of the most important publications of any publicly listed company. However, only very little is known about the readers of annual reports and the things they are interested in.

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Mia Raynard: Researcher of the Month

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Socialism and the private sector

Researcher of the Mia Raynard examined private sector development in China.

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Pay Dispersion & Performance-based Incentives

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How pay influences performance

Do employees automatically work harder if they receive more pay? WU researcher Isabella Grabner has investigated the effects of pay dispersion, i.e. the variation between salaries.

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Poverty in North Korea - 1 Minute, 1 Paper

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Poverty in North Korea

Jesús Crespo Cuaresma, head of the Institute for Macroeconomics, estimates that about 60% of the North Korean population lives in absolute poverty.

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Benefitting from Immigration - 1 Minute, 1 Paper

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Immigration helps companies to expand abroad

A recent study by Professor Jonas Puck and his colleagues from the Institute for International Business shows that the knowledge immigrants have to offer can help companies to invest abroad successfully.

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Political Risk & Alliance Diversity

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How companies use diversity for risk management

A study by Thomas Lindner and Jakob Müllner from the Institute for International Business shows how infrastructure projects in countries with high political risks are financed by particularly diverse corporate alliances.

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Blockchain technology

Requirements and Constraints
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on 27 October 2021 Starting at 18:00

Bankruptcy: Failure or opportunity?

Developments – Current topics – A look ahead
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Location: Library & Learning Center Ceremonial Hall 1 and YouTube livestream

on 03 November 2021 Starting at 18:00

The “we” in politics

How language shapes our reality
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What is a realistic scenario for a normalization of monetary policy in the US and the EMU?
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