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New tool provides knowledge on heat stress vulnerability in cities
Heat-related deaths and diseases are a major concern in Europe amid increasing extended periods of extreme heat. A new study proposes a novel way of quantifying and projecting future vulnerability to heat stress in different areas of a city, providing local decision-makers with knowledge for designing more effective adaptation strategies.
How can wealthy nations respond to the baby bust?
In recent decades, fertility rates in high-income countries have steadily declined. A new study analyzed demographic trends and their consequences. The authors emphasize that despite the significant economic challenges posed by low fertility, a strategic and consistent policy response can effectively mitigate most adverse consequences.
How divorce affects kids: Study finds negative long-term effects for children of divorce
More and more children are growing up in single-parent households. In a new study, researchers from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business and the JKU Linz show that this can have negative consequences for their entire lives.
New emissions model reveals problems with carbon forecasts
Researchers at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) have developed a new model for forecasting greenhouse gas emissions. It shows that the global climate targets can no longer be achieved unless drastic measures are taken – and it reveals that some countries vastly overstate their carbon reduction efforts.
Crowd wisdom: A win for women musicians
Are experts really better at judging the quality of art than the general public? According to a study by WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), this seems doubtful – at least in the field of classical music. The study shows that audiences outperform expert juries when it comes to predicting performers’ future success. Audience members are also less biased regarding musicians’ origin and gender.
Can education compensate for population decline?
Birth rates in industrialized countries are falling steadily. But the fewer children they have, the more parents invest in the education and health of their offspring – making them more valuable to the economy. Can increasing human capital compensate for falling birth rates? At least partially, as a study by WU shows.
Voter overconfidence makes the effects of fake news worse, WU research finds
Overconfidence among voters makes the negative effects of fake news even worse, new research by economist Melis Kartal from WU Vienna has found.
UN Climate Conference: Launch of World Emissions Clock
The World Data Lab (WDL) in cooperation with WU, announced the launch of the World Emissions Clock (WEC) on the margins of the UN Climate Conference in Egypt today. WU and WDL have developed this statistical model in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the Patrick McGovern Foundation, the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis, and the University of Oxford.
The labor market of the future: Are robots the solution, not the problem?
A new study by WU Vienna shows that automation can be a way out of demographic change.
Wealth distribution: 80 percent of wealth in the hands of the richest 20 percent
Current information on household wealth and income is crude and only comparable on an international level to a limited extent. A WU researcher proposes new approaches to improve the way distributional issues and inequality around the world are presented.
A new model to monitor food insecurity
Food insecurity affects almost 33% of the world’s population.