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Tag: Economy

Projects

23 January 2023

Environmental quality is not the same for everyone

Whether someone lives next to greenery or an industrial smokestack is not simply a matter of chance, but neither does it depend merely on income. Having investigated the factors contributing to “environmental inequality” in the EU, a research project is now pointing out the “co-benefits” of climate protection. Continue reading “Environmental quality is not the same for everyone”

Interview & Opinion

21 September 2022

“Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness”

Interview: Ingrid Ladner

The ethnologist Silke Meyer is investigating the significance of money in people’s private lives, the social functions it performs and the dependencies arising from debt. In this interview, she explains how social conventions define the “right” way to go about handling money and what correlations there are between debt and ethics. Continue reading ““Your bank balance is not the only indicator of creditworthiness””
Austrian Finance Minister Gernot Blümel presents the draft budget for 2022.

Projects

16 August 2022

Balancing the budget discourse

Governments in the Eurozone have the challenging task of both using the national budget for the benefit of their constituents and complying with fiscal policy guidelines set by international institutions. The political scientist Johannes Karremans is examining the justifications given for government spending in five countries between 2008 and 2020. Together with the introduction of […] Continue reading “Balancing the budget discourse”

Projects

25 July 2022

The sharing economy: a question of trust

Sharing instead of owning: the sharing economy promises cheap and ecological access to living space, cars and other products. One must be able, however, to rely on those participating behaving in a cooperative way. A Vienna-based research group has investigated what regulations are best suited for this purpose.   Continue reading “The sharing economy: a question of trust”

Projects

19 April 2022

Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration

In Austria, society expects recognised refugees to find accommodation and a job quickly. A study conducted at the University of Innsbruck shows that if they are given support in looking for a place to live, refugees find it much easier to be integrated into the labour market. This kind of assistance, however, is provided to […] Continue reading “Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration”

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