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  • Screening or deterring investments into the European Union?

    This article discusses the European Investment Screening Mechanism (ISM) – a legal instrument to control international mergers and acquisitions involving non-European investors. ISM aims to safeguard economic and societal resilience by protecting Europe’s key assets to ensure national security and...

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  • Vmbo and havo school-leavers less likely to move on, gap year more popular

    School-leavers from secondary education (vmbo, havo and vwo) from the 2020-2021 school year are less likely after graduation to move on to an advanced program in mbo, hbo or wo compared to one year earlier. This and more is shown in the annual school leaver survey by the Research Center for...

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  • The Misleading Simplicity of 'Low Fat'

    Imagine walking down the supermarket aisle, looking for a snack. While your stomach craves a decadent treat, your brain nudges you toward a healthier choice. Amidst this internal tug-of-war, your eyes land on a brightly labeled "Low Fat" granola bar. It's perfect, you think, a guilt-free and healthy...

    Low fat-High sugar
  • Maastricht University keeps leading position in 2023 Better World MBA ranking

    We are delighted to announce that the MBA programmes of Maastricht University School of Business and Economics’ executive branches, MSM and UMIO, have been named among the top three sustainable business MBA programmes worldwide by Corporate Knights, a leading sustainable business magazine.

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  • Working less affects pension accrual

    If you start working less, it will also affect pension accrual. You will have less to spend after you retire. Employees do not give this enough thought.

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  • The Effects of Promoting Labour Market Mobility, Intended and Unintended

    A new paper by Associate Professor Steffen Künn from Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (forthcoming in the Review of Economics and Statistics) now provides novel evidence that providing unconditional financial support to encourage geographical mobility among unemployed job...

    Steffen Kuehn
  • Fair-trading in smallholders’ data

    The rise of compliance reporting to make the lucrative coffee and cocoa trade more sustainable means millions of smallholder farmers generating valuable data. Who owns this data and who should benefit? SBE’s Fair & Smart Data Spearhead Sidi Amar and his team have developed some principles.

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