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Mining-driven deforestation in Africa: new study reveals scale

Mining in Africa causes significantly more deforestation than previously assumed, new study involving WU shows.

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Austrian data show how to curb profit shifting effectively

WU study shows that targeted anti‑tax avoidance rules curb profit shifting – while exemptions can backfire.

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Femal Bodies in Fashion: Greater Diversity, Stable Ideal

A new international study involving WU Vienna reveals that the fashion industry appears more diverse today than two decades ago, yet the prevailing beauty ideal has changed very little. For this…

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When measuring wellbeing, GDP is not the whole story

WU economists show why supplementary indicators are needed in addition to GDP

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Do scandals hurt music sales – or do they fuel streams?

Study finds music scandals and boycott calls have little effect on listeners' behavior. But when streaming platforms intervene, the impact is significant.

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Women take on more “office housework” in companies

New study reveals: Voluntary extra tasks in organizations are unevenly distributed

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What drives family firms’ internationalization?

New WU study shows how governance and culture shape the internationalization of family firms.

[Translate to English:] Risikobereitschaft von Führungskräften: Neuer Studienansatz widerlegt klassische Theorien

New study refutes traditional theories of executive risk-taking

NFL data and lab experiments show how psychosocial factors influence competitive decisions

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Diabetes costs the global economy trillions

Klaus Prettner studies the global and national economic costs of diabetes.

Impact Grant Research: Innovative Förderschiene für Third-Mission-Aktivitäten an der WU Wien

Impact Grant Research 2025

An innovative funding program for strengthening Third Mission activities at WU