Why bother voting anyway?
| Date: | 23 March 2017 |
| Author: | Richard Jong-A-Pin and Rasmus Wiese |
Economists Richard Jong-A-Pin and Rasmus Wiese of the University of Groningen's Faculty of Economics and Business describe how moral beliefs, not just monetary considerations, guide voters to take part in elections.
Seven signature areas focused on the major challenges of our time
| Date: | 22 March 2017 |
The Faculty of Economics and Business has established seven 'signature areas' to stimulate multi-disciplinary research on major challenges like how to fund health care for an aging population and growing worldwide inequality.
What led Noemi Peters to a career in Groningen?
| Date: | 17 March 2017 |
Noemi Peters joined FEB in the fall of 2016 as Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance. Her interest in microeconomics and microeconometrics led her to a tenure track position in Groningen.
What is the 'eigen risico' and why does it exist? An election issue explained
| Date: | 13 March 2017 |
A dominant issue in the Dutch election campaign has been healthcare: specifically, the rising cost of the so-called 'eigen risico'. But what does this term mean, and what is the rationale for it? Viola Angelini, an associate professor at the Faculty of...
The effect of automation on our standard of living [video]
| Date: | 09 March 2017 |
| Author: | Robert Inklaar |
Automation has drastically changed our lives. Mechanical harvesting, robots to build cars, accounting software – numerous dangerous, intricate or boring tasks no longer have to be done by people. But automation also fosters the fear that jobs are...
Retail managers should really know this
| Date: | 06 March 2017 |
I have a message for retail managers: the effectiveness of advertising and pricing decisions are not the same throughout the year.
Polarization of the labour market: mainly driven by technological change [video]
| Date: | 03 March 2017 |
On Thursday March 2, Gaaitzen de Vries (assistant professor at the University of Groningen and fellow of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre) gave a lecture in the widely watched World Trade Organization's Trade Dialogues Lectures.
Trump on globalisation: correct diagnosis, wrong solution
| Date: | 01 March 2017 |
The one issue that United States President Donald Trump has been exceptionally clear about is globalisation. He wants to protect the US economy from outside competition, because ‘jobs have disappeared to China’.
ICT — The Next Catalyst of Innovation and Growth for European Firms
| Date: | 22 February 2017 |
Using ICT to innovate is more than investing in computers and software. Systematic strategies must be developed to ensure that ICT investments lead to value creation. Research by John Dong has shown three strategies for firms to successfully innovate with...
The health paradox
| Date: | 17 February 2017 |
Health treatments can be found both "cost effective" and "unaffordable". James Lomas, who visited the University of Groningen this month to give a talk on the issue unpicks this apparent paradox in a guest blog for Healthwise.