We show that inventors' personal experiences of natural disasters lead to increased green innovation through changes in their higher-order beliefs about consumer preferences. We match patent records of French and German inventors and a survey of inventive firms to detailed information on natural disasters. This allows us to exploit exogenous variation in inventors’ exposure to natural disasters....
16.04.2025| Marten Ritterrath, University of Cologne
Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “Inventors‘ Personal Experience of Natural Disasters and Green Innovation”
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The talk provides a hopefully not too selective bird’s eye perspective on research revolving around the role of historical change for adult development and aging. Walking in the footsteps of Baltes and Smith, Gerstorf will first summarize the scientifically good news that over the past decades age and aging have become younger in a number of different areas of people’s behaviors and experiences....
21.05.2025| Denis Gerstorf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “Younger than ever? How adult development and aging have changed over the past decades”. Die Präsentation findet auf Englisch statt.
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21.05.2025| Denis Gerstorf, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “The impact of heat exposure on the well-being of urban residents”. Die Präsentation findet auf Englisch statt.
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Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heat events. Understanding the impact of heat exposure is crucial due to its wide-ranging economic and social consequences, including increased energy demand, healthcare costs, reduced labor productivity, and exacerbation of social inequities in urban areas. In this context, the project's objective is to investigate the impact of heat...
18.06.2025| Katharina Kolb, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
This study explores the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and workers’ wellbeing and mental health using longitudinal survey data from Germany (2000-2020). We construct a measure of individual exposure to AI technology based on the occupation in which workers in our sample were first employed and explore an event study design and a difference-in-differences approach to compare AI...
Der englische Originaltitel des Seminars lautet: “Artificial Intelligence and Workers’ Well-Being”. Die Präsentation findet auf Englisch statt.
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Background Perceived social cohesion (PSC) is a protective factor for mental health. Yet, evidence on social mechanisms influencing mental health is scarce. Aims We examined the moderating role of PSC between parental stressors and depressive symptoms before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We performed a multilevel moderated linear regression analysis using German Socio-Economic Panel ...
In:
Journal of Mental Health
(2025), im Ersch. [online first: 2025-02-06]
| Anita Alaze, Ellen Heidinger, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet
Cluster-Seminar Öffentliche Finanzen und Lebenslagen
Health investments are vital for maintaining physical and mental well-being throughout working life, and their importance is amplified with rising retirement ages due to demographic aging. This is the first study to examine if a longer working life causally increases institutionalized health investments. We explore the impact of a German pension reform that raised the retirement age by three years...