Schlagwort: Finance
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Wie Frauen oder Männer investieren zeigt sich deutlich bei der Rendite
Eine neue Studie von Forschenden der Universität Mannheim und der University of Essex zeigt, dass männliche und weibliche Fondsmanager*innen in unterschiedliche Sektoren investieren – im Einklang mit ihren eigenen Konsumpräferenzen. Dies hat direkte Auswirkungen auf die Wertentwicklung der von ihnen verwalteten Fonds. Mannheim/Germany, 1. April 2025. Die Mannheimer Forschenden Prof. Dr. Hans Peter Grüner und…
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Faster escape from the escape room Financial bonus boosts the performance of creative teams
Does money boost motivation when teams have to solve complex problems? Researchers from the universities of Ulm, Munich and Tilburg have investigated this in a large-scale field study. They observed over 1000 teams in escape rooms who had to solve tricky puzzles under time pressure and work together in an innovative and solution-orientated way. Their…
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Financially de-stressed – strengthening financial education in Germany
Buying or renting? What is the right pension plan? And what insurance do I really need? Financial enquiries concern everyone. ‘At the same time, finances are the topic that is always put off,’ says Prof Dr Katrin Löhr, financial expert at the Faculty of Business at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts. The ‘FinMa’…
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The Social Consequences of Household Finance
Financial institutions around the world have made it easier for private individuals to take out a variety of loans and use financial products to invest and speculate. This trend has affected the ways in which people purchase property, consume desired goods, or cope with financial crises. But the influence of debt and the financial industry…
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The family as a wealth factor
A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, the University of Cologne, GESIS and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health has analysed how the financial wealth of individuals changes depending on different family generation changes. It was found that people who become parents and grandparents late and also lose their parents late…