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Diabetes costs the global economy trillions
Klaus Prettner studies the global and national economic costs of diabetes.
Gifts in the workplace: What’s allowed, and what isn’t?
Jennifer Schwab on the dos and don’ts regarding gifts in the workplace under Austrian civil law.
Suppressing Innovation Undermines Long-Run Prosperity
Family firms: A good reputation can come at a price
Study shows that consumer reactions to family firms depend on whether a negative incident was within the company’s control
What drives family firms’ internationalization?
New WU study shows how governance and culture shape the internationalization of family firms.
New study refutes traditional theories of executive risk-taking
NFL data and lab experiments show how psychosocial factors influence competitive decisions
Can universities keep up with AI?
Oliver Vettori and Johanna Warm explore the challenges and potential pathways for integrating AI skills into higher education.
The downsides of the opt-out solution for organ donations
Baris Pascal Güntürkün studies how different organ donation policies shape donor behavior.
When AI systems learn to understand
Marta Sabou has won a prestigious grant from the Vienna Science, Research and Technology Fund (WWTF) for research on AI knowledge graphs.
Mining in Brazil: An environmental burden, but no stable income for municipalities
WU researchers Sebastian Luckeneder and Victor Maus are investigating the economic effects and ecological consequences of mining in Brazil.
Domestic violence and workplace inequalities are closely connected
Domestic violence is reinforced by inequalities at the household, workplace, and broader societal levels that disproportionally affect women.
South Tyroleans’ stark choice: Assimilate or emigrate to Nazi Germany?
Martin Halla has won a grant from the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) to fund research on migration and the history of South Tyrol.