A group of researchers from Graz is exploring the socio-economic effects of new technologies wreaking another wave of “creative destruction” on established economic structures and processes. The researchers examine the options open to policy makers in the face of major impending upheavals. For Austria they see both entrepreneurial potential in niches and the danger of […] Continue reading “The next industrial revolution is here. What does this mean for Austria?”
For almost a year now, the Covid-19 virus has had the world in a stranglehold. How are people in Austria dealing with this situation? In what way have their attitudes, behaviour and contentment changed? And do they see a light at the end of the tunnel – now that the first vaccination phase in Austria […] Continue reading “The social fever curve of coronavirus”
A transition from fossil fuels to renewables could affect global financial leadership of the 21st century no less than the historical shifts from wood to coal and from coal to oil. Schroedinger Fellow Juergen Braunstein at Harvard University examines the drivers of the green energy ‘revolution’ and its wide geo-financial implications. Continue reading “Geofinance of Renewables and Lobster Roll in Cambridge”
A new model is designed to visualize material flows of the world economy and global production chains. Using large amounts of data that trace the path from the origin of a product to its consumer will make it easier to develop efficient strategies for conserving resources and protecting the climate. Continue reading “Visualizing the environmental impact of consumerism”
With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, economist Alyssa Schneebaum has investigated how social and biographical characteristics affect a person’s educational and work trajectory. To this end, she analysed EU and US statistics on prosperity and living conditions using a multidimensional approach from gender studies. Continue reading “Educational biographies: migrant children catch up more quickly”
Not only is work life accelerating, it is also getting more intensive. A team of occupational psychologists headed by Christian Korunka has analysed this heightened pace in a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF and has described the new challenges resulting from this trend. The results have recently been published in Job Demands […] Continue reading “Working in turbo mode”