GBP Monitor: Despite the Supply Chain Act, Financial Factors Dominate the Selection of Business Relationships – Sustainability Takes a Backseat For companies, proven criteria such as price, the reliability of payment terms or the length of the business relationship continue to play the most important role when ...
Lowering the Voting Age Does Not Help against the Rise of Right-Wing Populist Parties Lowering the voting age to 16 is only an option but not a guarantee of support for democracy and democratic parties. This is the finding of a new study by political scientist Thomas König and his co-author Stefan Eschenwecker from the University of Mannheim. Can a lower voting age ...
Social Acceptance of Immigrants Working as Politicians or Judges Is Low Often, the dominant society develops negative attitudes towards immigrants and their descendants because their integration is too successful – and not, because they are unwilling to integrate. This is the finding of a new study, conducted by researchers of the University of Mannheim and ...
Discrimination Impairs Mental Health Directly and Indirectly Up to now, there was some indication that discrimination negatively affects a person’s mental health and well-being. With a meta study, female researchers of the University of Mannheim show the clear negative effects of discrimination for the first time. The systematic meta study of Christine Emmer, Julia Dorn, and Professor Dr. Jutta Mata, holder of the ...
New Ways for a Compromise in Migration Policy The German populations’ immigration policy preferences are more nuanced than commonly understood and it is possible to bring together contrasting views. This is shown in a current study of sociologists and political scientists of the University of Mannheim and New York University. Migration is an increasingly dominating topic in politics and is discussed with increasing ...
Refugee Researcher from Russia to Conduct Research at the University of Mannheim The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the integration of a Russian refugee researcher into the research group “Reconfiguration and Internalization of Social Structure (RISS)” for three years. For security reasons she wishes to remain anonymous. Professor Richard ...
Renewable energy sources are more profitable than ever Investments in wind and solar power sources have long been considered as expensive and dependent on public subsidies. A new study by economists from the University of Mannheim shows that plants in good locations can now be operated profitably without subsidies. The reason for this: cost reductions through technological innovations have been able to overcompensate ...
Why hydrogen is already an economical energy source At peak times, hydrogen can be an economically viable addition to electricity supply - provided that the hydrogen is converted on so-called reversible power-to-gas storage systems. This is the result of a new study by Mannheim economists Professor Stefan Reichelstein, Ph.D., and Professor Dr. Gunther Glenk. In their study, which was published in Nature Communications, ...
First Guidebook of Pro-Government Militias Worldwide Conflict researcher Sabine Carey of the University of Mannheim developed the first online catalog containing extensive information on over 500 pro-government militias worldwide. Pro-government militias are organized, armed groups that support governments without being part of the formal security apparatus. Whether it’s in the Balkan countries, Afghanistan, or many ...
Dollarisation Does Not Go Hand In Hand With Heightened Financial Market Risks, Study Says Financial Dollarisation in emerging market economies does not necessarily lead to more vulnerability in the respective financial system, according to a recently published study with the participation of the University of Mannheim. “The common view that financial dollarisation ...
Social Stigma Burdens Innovative Lung Cancer-Therapies, Study Says Social stigma towards diseases such as lung cancer can hinder patients to seek treatment and, as a consequence, negatively affects the diffusion of innovative therapies, according to a recently published study. “Lung cancer carries a unique social stigma due to its association with cigarette smoking, and hence is often seen as a smoker’s disease, ...
How Do Ideologies and Lobbying Connections of U.S. Politicians Influence Corporate Accounting? Researchers at the University of Mannheim recently conducted a study on the influence of U.S. members of Congress on corporate accounting. The team led by Prof. Jannis Bischof of the collaborative research center “Accounting for Transparency” found out that ideologically ...
Male scientists more likely than female colleagues to use language framing their research findings as "excellent", "novel" and "unique". These are the findings of an analysis led by an international team of researchers at the University of Mannheim, the Harvard Medical School, and Yale University, published Dec. 16 in BMJ. Perception is reality, the adage goes, and it may even be true when it comes to conveying the ...
Six Components of Healthy Family Meals Meta-analysis of data from over 29,000 respondents worldwide Turning the TV off, taking time to eat, not arguing at the table: Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the University of Mannheim have evaluated studies examining the quality of family meals. Their findings can serve as guidelines for parents and guardians wanting to help their children ...
Choosing the right set-up for corporate volunteering - Insights from the DAX30 The report of the joint study between the University of Mannheim and Beyond Philanthropy "Choosing the right set-up for corporate volunteering - Insights from the DAX30" is now available in English. Germany's largest companies face the challenges of corporate volunteering in very different ...
