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FDEF research into economic growth when people work less & less
Learn morePeople work much less today than they used to in the past. Take a male full-time production worker in the U.K. His weekly workload dropped from 56.9 hours in 1870 to roughly 42 hours in 2000, an absolute decline of 35%. At the same time, his standard of living soared. What does modern growth theory…
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For richer or for poorer: marital patterns and income inequality
Learn moreIn recent years, increasing income equality in developed countries has been a hot topic among economists. Researchers have attempted to explain these disparities in surprising ways, including family economics.
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FDEF award winner Q&A: Dylan Theis
Learn moreEvery two weeks during the summer season, we will be having a chat with some of the Student Award winners from the graduating class of 2020. We are beginning with Dylan Theis, Prix Luis y Antonio Portabella Excellence Académique Laureate who completed a Bachelor in Economics and Management at the FDEF.
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FDEF researchers study investor behaviour during the COVID-19 crisis
Learn moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has often been characterised as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ as if the rules governing its effects are just as exceptional. But is this also true for people’s reaction to it?
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Job Opening in Operations Research
Learn moreIn collaboration with a leading global industry partner, we are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to support the operations research activities in sustainable supply chain management at the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL).
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Antonino Salmeri and EAGLE team release lunar governance report
Learn moreFDEF doctoral researcher and member of the SES Chair and DTU REMS II Unit Antonino Salmeri is pursuing his doctoral degree in space law with the support of the Luxembourg National Research Fund and under the supervision of Prof. Mahulena Hofmann. A qualified attorney with an extensive professional background in space law, Antonino is studying…
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Julien Pénasse analyses the effect of artist death on the value of art
Learn moreAround 1660, an Italian art dealer brought bad news to Rembrandt: his painting style was no longer in vogue and sold at lower prices. Soon after, Rembrandt disappeared and had the rumour spread that he had died. As a result, works by a “dead” Rembrandt sold for up to three times the normal price. This…
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Efficient Emission Reduction through Dynamic Mode Selection
Learn moreMelvin Drent’s PhD research focuses on dual-sourcing strategies; particularly the application of such strategies to create carbon efficient supply chains and is supervised by Prof. Joachim Arts. In his recent paper, “Efficient Emission Reduction through Dynamic Mode Selection,” Melvin and fellow Master students Ranit Sinha and Poulad Moradi study how companies can use a decision…
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Prof. Benny Mantin gives insights into air cargo logistics trends
Learn moreOn 21 April 2021, Professor Benny Mantin, Director of the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, was a guest speaker at the event “Macro trends in air cargo logistics, organised by Cargolux, Luxembourg’s all-freight airline, in collaboration with the Luxembourg-American Chamber of Commerce in New York City and the American Chamber of Commerce…
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Value of Installed Base Information for Spare Part Inventory Control
Learn moreDr. Sarah Van der Auweraer, full-time postdoctoral researcher at the Luxembourg Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, has recently published a paper titled “The Value of Installed Base Information for Spare Part Inventory Control” in the International Journal of Production Economics. In the paper, she analyses the value of different sources of installed base information…