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Does beauty matter in politics?
Marcus Rösch elucidates on his research about whether beauty is a factor in voting decisions.
- Friday 31 May 2024
- General
Towards a better understanding of the intention-behaviour gap
Kirsten Rohde, Professor at Erasmus School of Economics wrote an article for the Backbone Magazine on the intention-behaviour gap.
- Tuesday 21 May 2024
- General
Firms are still searching for effective policies to increase gender diversity in leadership positions
Associate Professor Anne Boring conducted research on effective policies for firms to increase the gender diversity in leadership positions.
- Tuesday 23 Apr 2024
- General
The Fast and the Studious: How Much does Observing Ramadan affect Student Exams?
Olivier Marie, Kyra Hanemaaijer and Marco Musumeci of Erasmus School of Economics looked into the effect of Ramadan observance on school exams.
- Monday 18 Mar 2024
- General
Baby booms and the housing market: is there a bust on the horizon?
Assistant Professor Matthijs Korevaar investigates to what extent fluctuations in the housing market result from changes in population and age structure.
- Tuesday 30 Jan 2024
- General
How can algorithms help improving train services during disruptions?
Professor Dennis Huisman has developed mathematical models and algorithms to improve the railway operations during disruptions.
- Monday 27 Nov 2023
- General
Modeling and forecasting box office revenues of blockbusters
With a simple model Professor Philip Hans Franses of Erasmus School of Economics describes weekly box office revenues for 40 top movies in the USA.
- Monday 13 Nov 2023
- General
Debunking myths about cruise ships in Rotterdam
The regional economic benefits of cruise calls in Rotterdam are much smaller than claimed by the city of Rotterdam and by Cruise Port Rotterdam (CPR).
- Tuesday 19 Sep 2023
- General