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Knowledge Beyond Borders
Welcome to SBE News, a platform for our academic community to share their expertise with people beyond their academic borders! Our authors range from students and PhDs to tenured professors and lecturers.
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Academics React to Nobel Prize in Economics 2025
As is tradition, academics at Maastricht University School of Business and Economics are eager to share their perspectives on the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Blog posts
UnveilML: Combining Econometrics and Machine Learning to improve the estimation of factors we cannot see
UnveilML combines econometrics and machine learning to better estimate hidden factors such as financial risk, the business cycle, and global warming. By adding long memory, interpretability, and reliable uncertainty estimates, it aims to deliver more trustworthy insights for high-stakes decisions.
Why More Isn't Always Better: What Business Networks Really Mean for Innovation
When it comes to business partnerships and new products, the connections you can't see may matter more than the ones you can. In innovation policy and strategy alike, the message has been consistent: connect more, partner more, collaborate more. But what if that instinct is only half right?
Why the more we tackle ageing, the more it matters
Life expectancy rose greatly in the 20th century but progress has slowed as ageing-related diseases now dominate the global health burden. Research shows that reducing ageing-related diseases yields increasing returns, making healthy ageing the key challenge for future health and economic policy.
Positive health: Beyond the token fruit basket and workplace fitness
Positive health—it’s a term that crops up more and more often, including in relation to work. But what does it actually mean, and how can employers and employees put it into practice? Professor Tim Huijts studies positive health in the workplace.
Owners of family businesses often lack adequate preparation for their role
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Owners of family businesses feel they are insufficiently prepared for their role. While succession planning regarding management or employee positions within the family business is carefully discussed, attention to future ownership and the associated responsibilities is often lacking.
