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D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Ursula Renold, Professor for Education Systems, explains that youth unemployment is generally high during summer and will further increase during a recession. KOF Director Jan-Egbert Sturm backs suggestions to support corporate investments with corona loans.

The spread of misinformation on social media poses a significant threat to our society. A scalable strategy to detect and ultimately prevent the spread of fake news is therefore urgently needed. In his Master’s thesis, carried out at the Chair of Management Information Systems, MSc MTEC graduate Francesco Paolo Ducci proposes a new algorithm to detect fake news on social media based on crowd behavior.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. The Global Economic Barometer, co-developed by KOF Swiss Economic Institute shows that the global economy has passed its low point. KOF Director Jan-Egbert Sturm states that accelerating the economy comes next. In other news, D-MTEC researchers demonstrate in a case study that individual mobility data can serve as a predictor for crime.

New and emerging technologies are changing the way we pay – both on- and offline. Will we still use cash in fifty years? In a public session (webinar) hosted by the ETH Risk Center, international experts will discuss the current architecture of the monetary system, and how it might look in the future.  

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. During the last months, many parents have re-experienced the colourful aspects of childcare. In September, Switzerland will vote on a tax-relief for childcare. Too little, and in the wrong place, finds KOF researcher and Handelsblatt columnist Isabel Martínez.

Georg von Krogh, Professor for Strategic Management and Innovation at D-MTEC, has been elected as Chair of the Global Advisory Board (GAB) of ETH Zurich. The board advises ETH Zurich’s President in matters regarding international strategy.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Michael Ambühl and Daniela Scherer from the Chair of Negotiation and Conflict Management call for level-headedness in setting up the Swiss-EU framework agreement. Interviewed by Radio SRF 2, Ursula Renold, Professor for Education Systems, explains educational challenges triggered by the corona crisis.