Press releases Tilburg University
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Wealthy elderly benefit most from ‘generation pact’, PhD research finds
20th November 2023The aim of the Dutch ‘generation pact’ is to allow older employees to reduce their working hours to prevent them from dropping out while creating room for newcomers in the job market. However, research by Albert Rutten reveals that wealthy seniors are the primary beneficiaries of this arrangement, leaving the less well-off and the young with little to gain.
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Tilburg University appoints Martin Salm as Professor of Health Economics and Applied Microeconomics
01st November 2023Tilburg University has appointed Martin Salm as full professor of Health Economics and Applied Microeconomics. He takes up this post on 1 November 2023. His research mainly focuses on economic incentives in the healthcare sector, for example exploring how patients respond to health insurance deductibles.
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Multinationals have a responsibility to take care of people and planet throughout their production networks
30th October 2023Multinationals have a duty to prevent or reduce foreseeable negative impacts on workers, communities and the environment, even if these impacts are caused by other actors in their production networks. That is the position Professor of Private Law Paul Verbruggen takes in his inaugural address at Tilburg University on Friday, November 3, 2023.