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Tone of letters influences capital flows into mutual funds

The writing style of shareholder letters from US fund companies influences how much capital flows from investors into the fund. If they are written dishonestly or negatively, it does not go down well with investors.

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Trustworthy AI Made in Mannheim

How can we use artificial intelligence (AI) to make comprehensible medical decisions? A new project at the University of Mannheim, which has received funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), will analyze this question.

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Only One in Three People Enjoy Talking about Politics – The Reasons Are More Social than Political

The current issue of the “MZES Focus” series, published by the Mannheim Center for European Social Research (MZES), is dedicated to attitudes towards political conversations – both in general and in the case of differences in opinion.

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Dirk Ifenthaler receives honorary doctorate from the University of Eastern Finland

Prof. Dr. Dirk Ifenthaler receives the award for his research in the field of educational technology and learning analytics.

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Study on Survivors of Sexual Violence Comes to Astonishing Conclusion

The study of two political scientists from Mannheim and Bergen in Norway shows that – contrary to previous assumptions – survivors of sexual violence are more involved in local communities than before.

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Study on EU Climate Policy Shows that Pricing Carbon Dioxide Is an Effective Tool for Reducing French Producers’ Emissions

A study conducted by the EPoS Economic Research Center at the Universities of Mannheim and Bonn shows that EU emissions trading works.

Tolerance towards Muslims – How Can Conflicts in Everyday Life Be Defused?

According to the Mannheim-based social researchers Marc Helbling and Richard Traunmüller, there is more tolerance towards Muslims in our society than we sometimes realize. Helbling and Traunmüller show how this potential can be harnessed in two studies, which they have conducted together with ...

Online tool helps with your voting decision in Mannheim

The “Voto” website, co-developed by Mannheim-based data scientist Thilo Dieing, helps undecided citizens to make their voting decision.

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Lowering the Voting Age Does Not Help against the Rise of Right-Wing Populist Parties

Lowering the voting age to 16 is only an option but not a guarantee of support for democracy and democratic parties. This is the finding of a new study by political scientist Thomas König and his co-author Stefan Eschenwecker from the University of Mannheim.

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Mannheim Economist Michèle Tertilt Receives 2024 Birgit Grodal Award

Professor Tertilt is the first German to receive the Birgit Grodal Award of the European Economic Association (EEA) for her outstanding work in the field of macroeconomics, development economics, and family economics.