In den vergangenen Jahren hat die Wissenschaft ihre Aufmerksamkeit verstärkt auf das Thema der individuellen Gesundheitskompetenz gerichtet - und gezeigt, dass große Teile der deutschen Bevölkerung eine geringe Gesundheitskompetenz aufweisen. Informationen und Angebote rund um Gesundheit sind...

Zu den Aufgaben des Umweltbundesamtes (⁠UBA⁠) zählt die Information der Öffentlichkeit über Umweltbelastungen, den Umweltzustand sowie über politische Ziele und Zusammenhänge der Umweltpolitik. Dabei gilt es, psychologische Erkenntnisse über Prozesse der kognitiven...

The relatively new world of ESG indicators displays many similarities with the original markets for ratings and benchmarks, but it also has some distinguishing features. This paper explores to what extent the regulatory strategies that were developed in ‘traditional’ financial law to support...

Die 7. Ausgabe der "Grundlagen der praktischen Information und Dokumentation" (Erstausgabe 1972) heißt jetzt: „Grundlagen der Informationswissenschaft". Der Bezug zur Praxis und zur Ausbildung bleibt erhalten, aber der neue Titel trägt dem Rechnung, dass die wissenschaftliche theoretische...

Mobile phone-based informational programs are widely used worldwide, though there is little consensus on how effective they are at changing behavior. We present causal evidence on the effects of six agricultural information programs delivered through text messages in Kenya and Rwanda. The...

We examine the importance of information source (the ‘messenger') on consumer choice in the context of cigarettes, electronic and tobacco. We proxy choice with intentions to use cigarettes and risk perceptions. We experimentally vary the messenger across three information sources: government,...

We model the role of dealers in information diffusion in over-the-counter (OTC) markets. A dealer maintains relationships with a network of both informed customers who trade to profit from private information pertaining to asset values and risk-averse liquidity customers who trade to meet...

We examine the importance of information source (the ‘messenger') on consumer choice in the context of cigarettes, electronic and tobacco. We proxy choice with intentions to use cigarettes and risk perceptions. We experimentally vary the messenger across three information sources: government,...

Using a global sample of 2,357 attempted initial coin offerings (ICOs), we examine whether ICO rating providers act as information intermediaries that may reduce information asymmetry and the associated adverse selection problem in the crypto-tokens market. We find that issuer-supplied voluntary...

We examine the importance of information source (the 'messenger') on consumer choice in the context of cigarettes, electronic and tobacco. We proxy choice with intentions to use cigarettes and risk perceptions. We experimentally vary the messenger across three information sources: government,...

The selection of information on the internet is causing massive concerns and discussion. Critics fear the polarization of internet users and warn of echo chambers and filter bubbles. Especially search engines and social networking sites are being held responsible: as information intermediaries...

The internet is an enormous and growing source of information for investors about the opinions of others. Virtually any individual with internet access can express opinions about firms and editorialize about company news. However, to date we know very little about the impact these...

Das Praxishandbuch ist der zweite Band des 2012 erschienenen Praxishandbuchs Bibliotheks- und Informationsmarketing. Es stellt dessen Ergänzung und Erweiterung dar und zeigt aktuelle Entwicklungen und Trends im Informationsmarketing auf. Die digitale Transformation durchdringt heute alle...

Corporate social responsibility encompasses a multiplicity of different concepts, such that its nature is confused, and it remains difficult to operationalize because opening dialogue with and responding to the various expectations of diverse stakeholders is beyond the capacity of many...

We investigate the role of banks information policies in fostering the accumulation of financial knowledge. In Italy, banks belonging to the PattiChiari Consortium implement policies aimed at increasing transparency and procedural simplification, without offering services at lower cost with...

Based on four empirical studies, this thesis investigates the interrelation of corporate governance, information intermediation, and earnings management. First, the thesis complements the discussion initiated by the European Securities and Market Authorities about the role of proxy advisors at...

Everyday, millions of decision makers receive advice from one or more sources. Although research has addressed some of the issues concerning how people take and use advice that they are given, less is known about the psychological processes that underlie decision makers' willingness to pay for...

In many markets, buyers, sellers and their agents have differential information about the quality of heterogeneous assets. We study negotiated transaction prices in the commercial real estate market, which is characterized by heterogeneous assets, illiquidity and highly segmented local markets,...

Chapter1 The Six Pillars -- Chapter2 The Generation, Distribution and Matching of Information -- Chapter3 Transaction Systems -- Chapter4 Liquidity Finance -- Chapter5 Mobile Internet -- Chapter6 Supervision System -- Chapter7 Professional Brokers -- Chapter8 Policy Checklist.

Dieses Buch untersucht den Einfluss von Kapitalmarktkommunikation auf die Prognoseleistung von Finanzanalysten. Als empirische Grundlage werden Analystenkonferenzen von Standard & Poor’s 500 Unternehmen zwischen den Jahren 2002 und 2014 analysiert. Vordergründig ist die...

In dem vorliegenden Buch analysiert René Berg die informationsökonomische Bedeutung von Informationsintermediären bei der Kanalisierung legitimer nachhaltiger Unternehmensaktivitäten. Auf Basis einer institutionentheoretisch entwickelten Soll-Nachhaltigkeitskonzeption wird ein asymmetrischer...