This afternoon Marta Wronska will defend her PhD thesis on creative thinking and generating creative ideas. She investigated how we experience being creative and which activities may spark a more creative state of mind. Good luck, Marta! Read more: tinyurl.com/74cbz28s

Next week, 9 November, Marta Wronska will defend her PhD thesis on creative thinking and generating creative ideas. In her thesis, she investigates how we experience being creative and which activities may spark a more creative state of mind. tinyurl.com/mynddn29

Samenwerking met andere disciplines en externe partners? Cruciaal bij maatschappelijke vraagstukken, zegt Iris Vis (Faculty of Economics and Business - UG) 🤝

De nieuwe Captain of Science v.d. Topsector Logistiek vertelt hoe het Noorden en het House of Connections hieraan bijdragen👇
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Blood donation services should inform donors about the use of their last donation in order to increase future donations. A new study by FEB Professor Edlira Shehu & co-authors sheds light on effective strategy to improve future donations. Read more: tinyurl.com/5b5n9ars

As of October, FEB Professor Gerard van den Berg has been appointed to the Board of Governors of Tilburg University. The Board of Governors monitors the objectives of the university and functions as its supervisory council. Read more: tinyurl.com/96myumcd

FEB professors Viola Angelini 💙💛, Jutta Bolt, Kristina Czura, Noémi Péter & Agnieszka Postepska are happy to see Harvard Professor Claudia Goldin as the 2023 Nobel Prize for Economics winner. They wrote an article to emphasize the impact of Goldin's research: tinyurl.com/5n8267jj

This afternoon, Cindy Biesenbeek will defend her PhD thesis on labor and housing economics. In her thesis she studies the housing market, wage inequalities, and the relation between homeownership, unemployment and interregional migration. Good luck, Cindy! tinyurl.com/4hj5np64

Werk! We zoeken een Postdoc die zich bezig wil gaan houden met leiderschap en verduurzaming, in een project voor en samen met Gemeente Groningen. Deadline is 31 oktober, zie voor alle info:
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Delen = fijn!
#leiderschap #postdocposition #co2neutraal #onderzoek

Researchers Hagen Kruse, Marcel Timmer, Gaaitzen de Vries and Xianjia Ye explored the activity specialization of fifty-two economies during 2000-18. They found strong patterns between income, production activities and non-production activities. Read more: tinyurl.com/c48hpd95

Monday 16 October, Cindy Biesenbeek will defend her PhD thesis 'Beyond the mean: essays on labor and housing economics'. Amongst other things, she studies wage inequalities and the relation between homeownership, unemployment and interregional migration. tinyurl.com/4hj5np64

This afternoon, Jasmira Wiersma will defend her PhD thesis 'Unlocking the Key to a Better Life.' In her thesis, she dives deeper into the determinants of financial fragility, financial behavior, financial literacy and health. Good luck, Jasmira! Read more: tinyurl.com/2wdvtbud

Join us in congratulating Christiaan van der Kwaak, whose paper was published in The Economic Journal. The paper, titled “Unintended Consequences of Central Bank Lending in Financial Crises”, is now available online via the top journal. Read more: tinyurl.com/mrx63kyy

Congratulations to Associate Professor Noémi Péter, who has been appointed as Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (JEBO). Read more: rug.nl/feb/research/f…

Nieuw luistervoer voor het weekend: afl. 20 van de podcast Leiderschap in Onzekere Tijden. Daarin praten Janka Stoker en Harry Garretsen Harry Garretsen over diversiteit in organisaties en hoe dit nog steeds niet vanzelfsprekend is. Luister online: tinyurl.com/bdha7fnb

Grote personeelstekorten en stijgende kosten maken technologie in de zorg aantrekkelijk. Volgens docent Eelko Huizingh kan technologie de zorg verbeteren, maar moeten we wel waarborgen dat iedereen de veranderingen kan bijbenen. Lees zijn column in DvhN: tinyurl.com/7chb62yr

Next week, 5 October, Jasmira Wiersma will defend her PhD thesis titled 'Unlocking the Key to a Better Life.' In her thesis, she dives deeper into the determinants of financial fragility, financial behavior, financial literacy and health. Read more: tinyurl.com/2wdvtbud

The Faculty of Economics and Business is pleased to announce that Dr. Weining Wang has been appointed as Professor of Econometrics. The chair is situated within the Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Read more: tinyurl.com/ywk64eed

Congratulations to professor Dirk Pieter van Donk, associate professor Kirstin Scholten, and project partners, who received a grant of €1 million (€400.000 for the UG) from TKI Dinalog for a new research project on Supply Chain Resilience. Read more: tinyurl.com/mr3ekz6m

Read the interview with Robert Inklaar about achieving impact with open data. Inklaar is the director of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) and professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Congratulations to associate professor Michael Wyrwich, who has received funding from the German Ministry of Education and Research for a new research project on innovation structures in East Germany and Central Eastern European countries. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc223p9c