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Women tend to shy away from competitive situations and competition more than men. Through experiments WZB behavioral economists have empirically proven what comes across as a cliché. They have now ascertained that gender differences dissolve when competition is conducted in teams, instead of by individuals. However, it is not that more women participate, but rather fewer men do.

WZBrief Arbeit

An increasing number of services are under private-public direction. The work will be restructured and increasingly divided between the state, private companies and social service institutions. Thus the perception of employees in public service is also changing. The new WZBrief Arbeit reports on what influence the reorganization of public services has on its employees and their work.

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Migration, Integration, and Intercultural Conflicts
Duration
2011-2013
Funding
WZB
Neue Projektgruppe

Der Zusammenhang von demografischer Entwicklung und sozialer Ungleichheit wird am WZB in einer neuen Projektgruppe erforscht. Die Leitung hat Anette Fasang, Juniorprofessorin für Demografie an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, übernommen.

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The educational attainment of youths with immigrant origin is often analyzed. Turkish students in particular, are considered disadvantaged. But findings on ethnic inequality can vary highly. Cornelia Gresch (WZB)  and Cornelia Kristen (Universität Bamberg) show how so-called operationalization of immigrant origins plays a decisive role. There are various possibilities like drawing on citizenship, parentage, or generation status.
10 - 11 November 2011
Subtitle
Workshop u. a. mit Steffen Huck, University College London und Sir Peter Jonas, ehemaliger Intendant der Bayerischen Staatsoper
Description

It is difficult to imagine much sharper contrasts in interpretation than those to be found on contemporary English and German theatre stages: a case of performance and narrative vs. concept and ideas. Is there a link between this divide and the fact that academic economics in England is predominantly empirical while it is theoretical in Germany? If so, where else can we trace such an Anglo-German divide, where does it come from and, crucially, is there anything we can learn from it?

10 - 11 November 2011

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Chris Reinelt
chris [at] wzb.eu
Student Assistant of the completed Research Group
Mit einem neuen Index lässt sich ihr möglicher Einfluss bestimmen
Pressemitteilung

Entscheiden Nichtwähler Wahlen? Gerade nach einem knappen Wahlausgang stellt sich diese Frage, nicht zuletzt an die Parteien und deren Mobilisierungserfolg. Den Einfluss der Nichtwähler hat WZB-Forscher Ulrich Kohler jetzt mit einem neuen Index errechnet. Für alle Landtags- und Bundestagswahlen hat er ermittelt, ob die erst- und zweitplatzierte Partei die Plätze hätten tauschen können, wenn alle Wahlberechtigten ihre Stimme abgegeben hätten.