A new academic study, co-authored by Berenika Tužilová, a doctoral student at the Faculty of Economics of Prague University of Economics and Business, offers important insights into how to reduce people’s trust in false and manipulative information. The research shows that the most effective defense is a factual correction of disinformation after people have been […]
Economic theory has long asked whether it is possible to make decisions on behalf of another person in a way that is genuinely in that person’s own interest. This is the core of paternalism: under what conditions can an intervention in someone else’s decision-making be justified in the name of their welfare? Paternalism can take […]
Imagine this situation: an employee sees a problem, has an idea for improvement, but says nothing. Not because they are afraid, but because they feel there is no point anyway. Instead, they complain to colleagues over coffee. This is a fairly common phenomenon that even has its own name – acquiescent silence. Companies often pay […]
The fact that roughly half of bachelor’s students fail to complete their studies is a challenge faced by universities worldwide. For institutions, this represents financial losses; for society, it means untapped potential in the labor market. But is it possible to identify in advance which students are at risk of dropping out—and offer them timely […]
What if universities were not just places where knowledge is passed on, but also places where concrete solutions to global challenges are created? This is exactly the direction taken by the international initiative ZEEUS, which connects academia with entrepreneurship and sustainability. Universities as Drivers of Change The international ZEEUS project has an ambitious goal: to transform universities into active […]
Why are some tourism destinations successful in the long term, while others eventually begin to struggle—with overcrowding, dissatisfied residents, or a loss of attractiveness? The answer is often sought in individual factors such as service quality, marketing, or the number of visitors. However, new research suggests that this perspective may be insufficient. The question of […]
Where and especially how we live has a fundamental influence on how we behave towards others and what social views we hold. That is probably not very surprising. Interesting and often surprising conclusions, however, emerge when we begin to look for connections between certain socio-economic parameters and specific moods in society. Does a higher degree […]
Publishing in a prestigious academic journal is not easy. In the field of management, rejection rates typically range between 90% and 95%. But what determines whether a reviewer recommends accepting or rejecting a paper? At the outset, the authors of the study On the determinants of journal rejection rates: Evidence from the Journal of Financial […]
We have all heard the advice on how to write academic papers countless times: “Write simply. Be concise. Avoid unnecessary jargon.” But what if evaluators—and increasingly, algorithms in the future—actually appreciate the exact opposite? Our team at the Faculty of Informatics and Statistics at the Prague University of Economics and Business decided to replace impressions […]
Three percent—or nearly twenty? In the debate on childcare for children under three, public discussion has long relied on figures that only partially reflect reality. Research from the Faculty of Economics at the Prague University of Economics and Business shows that without including children’s groups, the picture of childcare for children under three in the […]
