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Mar 6,2021

Vaccination campaign in Germany

For weeks, the vaccination campaign in Germany has been subject to debate and criticism. Less than 3% of the population have been fully vaccinated so far. At this pace, it would take more than 1.5 years to immunize 70% of the German population.

Decision-makers are now trying to improve communication efforts to increase uptake rates. The aim is to convince more people to get vaccinated. Coming from a process perspective, our directors argue in a critical commentary that this approach neglects other important elements: Vaccination uptake is not only driven by people’s intentions, but also by their ability to follow through with their plans.

Webinar series for ClassEx beginners

Online experimentation is an important tool in behavioral economic research. Our affiliates Prof. Dr. Marcus Giamattei and Prof. Dr. Johann Graf Lambsdorff invite interested researchers, lecturers, and teachers to learn more about ClassEx, a free online tool for interactive surveys and classroom experiments used in more than 60 countries.

Webinar participants will learn how to use ClassEx to design, program, and implement online experiments, especially for teaching purposes in economics and social sciences.

More information on the webinar series is available on https://classex.de/webinars/.

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Jan 12,2021

Another top rank for Behavia’s academic incubator

Excellent results for Passau’s Master in International Economics and Business (IEBS)

In the latest CHE and Times Higher Education rankings, the School of Business, Economics and Information Systems at Passau University significantly improved its positioning, now competing at eye-level with highly renowned business schools and faculties from around the globe. The school attained the 10th rank in Germany and 5th place in Bavaria (THE ranking). Especially, its Master “International Economics and Business (IEBS)” received outstanding ratings in the categories “scientific relevance”, “supervision”, and “foreign exchange” (CHE ranking).

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Nov 19,2020

V20 Policy Brief: How values help to advance global and national goals

Insights from the V20 Task Force on Global Values, headed by Rudolph Lohmeyer and Tor Eneroth.

Values are part of the social capital of a nation. They play a pivotal role in shaping the decisions and behaviors of citizens and hence are a key determinant of social cohesion and the ability of a society to advance its socio-economic development inclusively.

This Policy Brief focusses on the “value of values” and advocates for a general paradigm shift in how conscious values are viewed and integrated into policy. It provides evidence regarding how values have proven to be instrumental for economic cooperation and social development and can contribute to achieving the goals of the G20. Read More

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