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Researchers mentored by women receive less attention than those mentored by men—even though they produce work of equal quality. This is the key finding of a new study by three business administration researchers at the University of Mannheim, which was recently awarded the Best Paper Prize by the ...

The Mannheim-based research project TRAPP, which aims to combat child trafficking using artificial intelligence, is one of 100 projects selected from around the world to be presented at the ‘Prototypes for Humanity Summit’ in Dubai this November. The event brings together innovative university ...

Only 13 percent of companies are satisfied with the federal government’s economic policy or view it neutrally. Dissatisfaction has risen particularly sharply in the three states where new state legislatures were elected in September. Companies whose representatives view economic policy critically ...

Key finding: Firms receiving compensating support within EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) were less likely to shut down.

Why do celebrities such as former Bayern Munich manager Uli Hoeneß make millions of euros in donations to charity while simultaneously evading taxes? Hans-Peter Grüner, a professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, and his colleague Sebastian Siegloch from Cologne explored this question in ...

Emine Ari, Ph.D., will spend two years investigating how states of emergency shape the way governments respond to political resistance. In particular, she examines why some governments rely on militias to suppress opposition and how this strategy changes when a state of emergency is declared. The ...

Why is the memory of World War II so scarce in the Maghreb countries of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia—even though the region was directly affected by the war? A new project by Prof. Dr. Claudia Gronemann examines how World War II is remembered in the Maghreb. For this project, the Mannheim-based ...

A recent analysis of the German National Cohort (NAKO) shows that people who experienced trauma such as abuse or neglect during their childhood or adolescence were around twice as likely to develop depression in adulthood – women affected more frequently than men. Among others, health psychologist ...

In a recent review article, health psychologist Prof. Dr. Jutta Mata challenges existing research that predominantly views eating behavior as an individual activity. She argues that, in future, meals should be studied within their social context and that measures to promote healthier eating should ...

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is providing approximately 600,000 euros in funding for a study by Mannheim-based psychologist Prof. Dr. Tina In-Albon, which aims to improve psychotherapy services for adolescents.