Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

Hiring Practices Influenced by Beauty

“When someone is viewed as attractive, they are often assumed to have a number of positive social traits and greater intelligence,” say Carl Senior and Michael…

What makes an employee successful abroad

In his dissertation entitled 'Crossing borders with personnel selection, from expatriates to multicultural teams' psychologist Stefan Mol examines which…

Business launches "High-Growth Entrepreneurs-A series focusing on Europe's successful risk takers."

A region needs, not just many entrepreneurs, but many successful, high-growth entrepreneurs – men and women with the dedication, support and freedom of…

Researchers predict pensions catastrophe

A group of academics are warning that increases in longevity translate into bad news for those with obligations to pay our pensions or look after us when we…

On the stock exchange, every minute counts

According to Financial Econometrics Professor Dick van Dijk, recently developed econometric techniques making it possible to measure the impact of an interest…

Courts disqualify company directors risking pounds almost 300 times more often than those risking people

Research published this week by the University of Warwick’s School of Law for the Health and Safety Executive, has found that for almost 20 years company…

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