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Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze on the conflict between compulsory attendance and working from home

In an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio, Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze explains the reasons for the trend towards the introduction of compulsory attendance, which is due to the lack of development of new work cultures in Germany. He points out that the introduction of mandatory attendance can lead to employee demotivation and make it more difficult to attract suitable employees. He also points out that managers fear a subjective loss of control due to home office regulations, but that home office…

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Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer in the Cicero Podcast Wissenschaft: "The right-wing populists benefit from negative framing"

Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer argues that the subjective perception of inequality is growing. In the Cicero Podcast Wissenschaft, he discusses the impact it has on citizens' voting behavior. In his studies, Prof. Dr. Marius Busemeyer shows that the subjectivity of perception is particularly important when it comes to political (electoral) decisions. And that today's pessimistic assessments of the development of inequality tend to go hand in hand with higher support for right-wing populist parties.…

Prof Dr David Garcia publishes a report on disinformation on the internet for the Spanish parliament

Prof. Dr. David Garcia and his colleagues have published a report on disinformation on the internet for the Spanish Parliament. This report examines the causes and effects of the phenomenon of disinformation and the mechanisms that can help to combat it.

The Internet and digital development have brought numerous economic and social advances and benefits. However, this development has created a new social and informational context that favours an unprecedented spread of disinformation and acts…

Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze speaks on WDR 5 about the situation of foreign trainees in Germany.

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce estimates that Germany has a shortage of around 1.8 million skilled workers. Immigration is therefore necessary. For immigrants and Germans alike, dual training is an important route into the labour market. However, young immigrants drop out of training more often than German trainees. In their Integration Network project, Prof. Dr. Florian Kunze is investigating how well foreign trainees manage to integrate into the German labour market. Prof. Dr. Florian…

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Prof. Dr. Anke Hoeffler appointed to Economic Advisory Network of the German Development Ministry.

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has appointed Prof. Dr Anke Hoeffler as a scientific advisor to the newly established Economic Advisory Network for Sustainable Development Policy. The aim of the network is to incorporate research results and scientific recommendations in a more targeted manner into development policy processes. The network will identify economic issues relevant to development policy and develop analyses and recommendations for the strategic…