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My work focuses on applying the computational methodology of Agent-Based Modeling to questions about the sustainability of trends in aggregate consumption. My first paper “Catching Up or Keeping Up?” addresses the interaction of peer effects and developments in aggregate demand when income inequality...

Participation in scientific research can be difficult or impossible for some groups in our society. As long as certain groups are excluded from research, we will not have a complete understanding of that which we are studying and the societal relevance of research is reduced. This project aims to...

Based on the market logic, corporate innovation was mainly agitated by market competition. However, implementing the innovation strategy cannot be separated from the support within organizations. Traditionally, we focus on the impact of Top management team (TMT) on corporate strategy. However, middle...

Can you still remember the picture of the body of a drowned toddler washed up on the Turkish beach? In September 2015, the image of the Syrian child refugee Alan Kurdi shocked the world. Surely things would change for the better now! However, the outcome was disappointing. With a Veni grant, Lilian...

In September, Ruben Tans, Florentina Pircher, Alexandra Nadasan and Emilia Klebanowski were selected to represent Maastricht University in the ELSA European Human Rights Moot Court Competition (EHRMCC). The aim of this moot court competition is to simulate litigation during the trial of the European...

MCICM networking event with Prof Stephanie Pitts (SPARC, Sheffield, UK) Where can classical music organisations turn in times of declining funding, ageing audiences and an uncertain future? In the project 'Collaborative Ecologies in Creative Cities ', the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of...

Talking about alcohol use helps patients. But how can doctors and other health care providers be encouraged to bring up this topic with their patients? SCALA is investigating whether scaling up an intervention programme for alcohol problems is more effective with municipal action and support.

After careful consideration, Promenade I has emerged as the clear preferred location for the establishment of Maastricht University (UM) in Heerlen. In the coming period, the municipality of Heerlen and UM will jointly investigate the feasibility of this step, which should be accompanied by a...

The UM-initiated 3WE project (‘Well-being, Women and Work in Ethiopia’) studies how employment generated by foreign direct investment (FDI) is affecting the well-being of workers, and women in particular. Especially in Africa, where FDI is becoming one of the main sources of new employment...