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… 28 maart 2018 Zoekresultaten Emerging Markets is de jongste studierichting in de bachelors International Business en Economics en Business Economics aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Maar meteen ook in trek bij veel studenten. Reden om komend najaar te starten met de master Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets. “De rol van opkomende economieën verandert de wereld ingrijpend. Met deze master versterken we onze positie als internationaal kenniscentrum.” De succesverhalen over de snelle … de zogenaamde snel ontwikkelende landen de wereldeconomie zouden moeten gaan aanjagen. Geen best moment om een master rond Emerging Markets op te tuigen? “Juist wel”, zegt Kaj Thomsson, hoofddocent politiek en economie en coördinator van de in 2015 gestarte studierichting Emerging Markets. “Onrust, wisselende omstandigheden, sociale problemen; ze horen bij snelgroeiende economieën. Met een groeivertraging wordt hun rol niet kleiner. Jos Cortenraad (tekst), Rafaël Philippen (fotografie) School of … onderwijs en onderzoek richt zich op de interactie tussen economie en politiek, met name in ontwikkelingslanden. Hij begeleidt ook studenten van UNU-MERIT en UCM. De eenjarige Master Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets gaat in september van start. De projectleider van het programma is Tania Treibich. Integendeel, met de groei van de wereldbevolking, de globalisering en de snel toenemende mobiliteit is het zonneklaar dat de verhoudingen kantelen. De zogenoemde BRIC-landen en andere landen …
… 13 juli 2015 Zoekresultaten For the first time since 2008, the Maastricht University Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) found a decline in unemployment among certain groups of degree-holding graduates. The unemployment rate for full-time higher professional education (HBO) graduates fell by 1% (from 8% to 7%) in the autumn of 2014 compared to the 2013 measurement. A reduction from 13% to 11% was also noted among … of the labour force and bases its 2015 labour market statistics on this new international definition. All figures presented in the report, ‘Graduates: From School to Labour Market 2014’ are based on the new definition, unless noted otherwise. The website 'Kerncijfers Schoolverlatersonderzoeken’ (in Dutch) contains a clear overview of all figures from ROA’s graduates survey. It also contains an overview of the most recent results and figures from previous surveys among degree-holding graduates in Dutch education. The website Core figures graduate surveys contains a clear overview of all figures from ROA’s graduates survey. It also contains an overview of the most recent results and figures from previous surveys among degree-holding graduates in Dutch education. … …
… Zoekresultaten Nederlandse beursondernemingen moeten verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor de negatieve effecten die hun bedrijfsactiviteiten en toeleveringsketen hebben op mens en planeet door hun bedrijfsstrategie veel meer dan nu af te stemmen op de planetary boundaries. Het gaat dan niet alleen om het afremmen van klimaatverandering, maar bijvoorbeeld ook om het tegengaan van het verlies aan biodiversiteit en de noodzaak om circulair te denken en te handelen. Dit is één van de aanbevelingen in het in … beheer. … Nederlandse beursondernemingen moeten verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor de negatieve effecten die hun bedrijfsactiviteiten en toeleveringsketen hebben op mens en planeet door hun bedrijfsstrategie veel meer dan nu af te stemmen op de planetary boundaries. Het gaat dan niet alleen om het afremmen van klimaatverandering, maar bijvoorbeeld ook om het tegengaan van het verlies aan biodiversiteit en de noodzaak om circulair te denken en te handelen. Dit is één van de aanbevelingen in het in … … Nederlandse beursondernemingen moeten verantwoordelijkheid nemen voor de negatieve effecten die hun bedrijfsactiviteiten en toeleveringsketen hebben op mens en planeet door hun bedrijfsstrategie veel meer dan nu af te stemmen op de planetary boundaries. Het gaat dan niet alleen om het afremmen van klimaatverandering, maar bijvoorbeeld ook om het tegengaan van het verlies aan biodiversiteit en de noodzaak om circulair te denken en te handelen. … Beursondernemingen moeten meer …
… 2 mei 2023 Zoekresultaten Why do humans act the way they do? To answer this complex question, Hannes Rusch has to be a bit of everything: economist, biologist, philosopher, mathematician. He recently received a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant to develop and empirically validate an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for describing exploitative relationships. The aim is to identify policy measures that will reduce incentives for exploitation. “It took me about two months … behaviour. “I really liked it as a tool, and economics was the right field to explore it in greater detail.” Why are we nice to one another? “Why are people nice to each other? Why does altruism exist?” According to the prevailing theory, altruistic groups will cooperate better than others and thus outperform—in warfare or otherwise—those with less mutual trust among group members. This is said to explain why we became altruistic towards those within our group and hostile to those outside of it. … to choose the less damaging alternative.” … Why do humans act the way they do? To answer this complex question, Hannes Rusch has to be a bit of everything: economist, biologist, philosopher, mathematician. He recently received a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant to develop and empirically validate an interdisciplinary theoretical framework for describing exploitative relationships. The aim is to identify policy measures that will reduce incentives for exploitation. … Why do humans act the way …
… 23 maart 2021 Zoekresultaten How do we involve citizens in the sustainability transition? When do they start participating? What solutions could reliably count on wide public support and how do we find these? What implications could such an approach have for governmental practices? What barriers do sustainable solutions encounter at the institutional … Michaela Hordijk (UvA) and Chelsea Kaandorp (TUD)! Orginal Article VerDus-Synthesis Study: Urban Sustainability Transitions Donné Wagemans School of Business and Economics … How do we involve citizens in the sustainability transition? When do they start participating? What solutions could reliably count on wide public support and how do we find these? What implications could such an approach have for governmental practices? What barriers do sustainable solutions encounter at the institutional … dedicated to this study was held with not only Joop de Kraker and René Kemp but also Luca Bertolini (UvA), Michaela Hordijk (UvA) and Chelsea Kaandorp (TUD)! Orginal Article … How do we involve citizens in the sustainability transition? When do they start participating? What solutions could reliably count on wide public support and how do we find these? What implications could such an approach have for governmental practices? What barriers do sustainable solutions encounter at the institutional …
… 16 februari 2024 Zoekresultaten Founded 40 years ago, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) started with only a handful of students and a motivated group of staff members experimenting with a new concept called Problem-Based Learning. Since then, the School has grown to about 6,300 students and around 700 staff members, with education and … SBE’s students are for the region. As a manager at APG, she explains “For my company, there is huge interest in the university because it is a talent pool for us.” … Founded 40 years ago, Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) started with only a handful of students and a motivated group of staff members experimenting with a new concept called Problem-Based Learning. Since then, the School has grown to about 6,300 students and around 700 staff members, with education and research programmes in fields ranging from sustainability to econometrics to supply chain management. … Founded 40 years ago, SBE started with only a handful of students and a motivated group of staff members experimenting with a new concept called Problem Based Learning. Since then, the School has grown to about 6,300 students and around 700 staff members, with education and …
… 2 juli 2020 Zoekresultaten Over the past few weeks, we have heard inspiring stories from both current SBE students and alumni about their entrepreneurial journeys as well as some really helpful tips and tricks on how to start something ourselves. This time, we turn the spotlight to those dedicating their work to creating new knowledge and understanding in the field of entrepreneurship: our researchers. As a research university, Maastricht University has some of the … a social exclusion approach, my research looks at the role of refugee-related policy in shaping the access Syrian and Palestinian refugees to the Jordanian labour market. Many protracted refugees are affected by a lack of durable solutions as humanitarian aid often falls short in the long term. Yet, not including refugees into society risks long-term adverse effects in economic, social and political dimensions; as well as missing out on the potential of refugees to contribute to the host … This has the potential for positive spill-over effects. It has to potential to counter the perception of the refugee as a so-called passive recipient of aid from the perspective of the host community; it allows for interaction between the different groups; and also, it creates a market exchange that may benefit the refugee community and the host community alike.' Tamara's recent publications: Working paper: The affordability of the Sustainable Development Goals: A myth or reality? Working …
… in particular central banks. However, the different trade-offs that central banks face, make the fight against inflation complex. Expectations of success in the short run should not be too high. Moreover, the lack of coordination between monetary and fiscal policies is an extra challenge. Individual households and firms can do little to nothing against inflation. However, they can and should act to reduce the effect of extremely high energy prices on their standards of living. The recipe … power. Energy crisis and more Initially, price rises were limited to energy. Multiple factors contributed to this increase. A cold winter last year depleted reserves more than usual. In the Covid-19 period production had been reduced and took time to start up again. At the same time, catch-up demand after Covid-19 caused extra pressure. And of course, the supply reduction by Russia as a political leverage instrument due to the Russian-Ukraine war greatly added to the supply-side problems. Meanwhile, … in the euro area has risen by more than 4 percent in the last year. Only 9 percent of all items actually experienced a price decline. Relative prices versus inflation This draws attention to the difference between absolute and relative prices. Let’s start with relative prices. In our economy there is an almost endless range of goods and services that consumers can buy, such as food, clothes, appliances, cars, housing, haircuts, legal advice etc. etc. All of these individual goods and services have …
… of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) has successfully applied for funding in the ‘Driving Urban Transitions’ program of NWO/ JPI Urban Europe. Three new transdisciplinary projects with international partners have recently started, with one new postdoctoral researcher each. The three projects strengthen MSI’s research theme, ‘Sustainable Cities’, one of its five key strategic themes. The others are Sustainable economic systems and businesses , Climate neutrality and … Housing: C onsumer D emand for C ircular U rban L iving (CDCUL) . This project aims to understand whether and the extent to which individuals in different European contexts are willing to pay for circular housing in cities. Using in-depth focus groups and survey-based choice experiments, the project investigates whether the inclusion of shared services—like co-working areas and shared toolkits - can make urban homes more appealing to citizens in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Slovenia. In … of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) has successfully applied for funding in the ‘Driving Urban Transitions’ program of NWO/ JPI Urban Europe. Three new transdisciplinary projects with international partners have recently started, with one new postdoctoral researcher each. … Maastricht Sustainability Institute (MSI) of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) has successfully applied for funding in the ‘Driving Urban Transitions’ program of NWO/ JPI …
… 2 mei 2024 Zoekresultaten Maastricht University School of Business and Economics took first place in the Rotterdam School of Management Star Case Competition (RSMCC), held from 16-24 April. The competition welcomed 16 top-level international business teams of four students, who were tasked with tackling two real-life business cases. Team SBE, comprising of Lucas Collon-Windelinckx, Ugo … of the RSMCC, closely followed by HEC Montréal in second place and American University of Beirut in third. As a School, we are incredibly proud of our students' achievements. Congratulations on your win! Representing Maastricht University at the RSM Star Case Competition has been an unforgettable experience. Through travel, interactions with students worldwide and tough challenges, we enhanced our public speaking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. We won this competition through dedication and … team's advisor and lecturer at SBE Ugo Chang Castagnino, BSc International Business Lucas Collon-Windelinckx, BSc International Business … Maastricht University School of Business and Economics took first place in the Rotterdam School of Management Star Case Competition (RSMCC), held from 16-24 April. The competition welcomed 16 top-level international business teams of four students, who were tasked with tackling two real-life business cases. Team SBE, comprising of Lucas Collon-Windelinckx, Ugo …