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Reaching for the top: How productivity gaps influence skill formation
In many industries today, a few "superstar" firms dominate while many others lag behind. This concentration contributes to wage inequality, reduced aggregate productivity, and diminished competition and innovation. In countries with many small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this dominance can limit...
Contribution to society | Fred Zijlstra
On 8 June, Professor Fred Zijlstra will bid farewell to the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience and his Chair in Work and Organisational Psychology. In his farewell address, he will look back on the work that has fascinated him for so long. We met him in his office to get a preview of this...
Schrems-II: the verdict is in, the Privacy Shield gone
A few weeks ago, I predicted on this blog that 16 July 2020 would be the most important day of the year, for privacy professionals, because of an expected judgment of the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). And I must say: the Court did not disappoint. 16 July has...
Can we use Artificial Intelligence to improve our educational system?
Do we want, and is it possible, to improve our educational system via Artificial Intelligence? This was the central question during a special Ideation Session recently hosted by the Brightlands BISS Campus in Heerlen.
Hybrid M-BIC lecture: Freek van Ede
Principal investigator Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Cognitive Psychology and head of the Proactive Brain lab Amsterdam
5 Sep