Vienna University of Economics and Business

Mapping Boundary Conditions and Bottlenecks of Learning Analytics Dashboard Acceptance: A Cross-Group and Cross-Design Comparison

Drawing on extended Technology Acceptance Model, this study argues that learner's Learning Analytics Dashboards (LADs) data literacy and LAD cognitive complexity are boundary conditions that shape learner LAD acceptance. Two learner groups, one with LAD data literacy and another...

Regime Shifts and Transformations in Social-Ecological Systems: Advancing Critical Frontiers for Safe and Just Futures

Current research challenges in sustainability science require us to consider nonlinear changes—shifts that do not happen gradually but can be sudden and difficult to predict. Central questions are therefore how we can prevent harmful shifts, promote desirable ones, and better ant...

Revisiting the “Care Penalty” in the Portuguese Labor Market: Uncovering (Gender) Pay Differentials in Long‐Term Care

ABSTRACT Focusing on the distinctive characteristics of the highly gendered long‐term care (LTC) sector, in this study, we analyze wages and earnings within caring sectors through an integrated theoretical approach that includes theories of ageism, compensating wage differentials...

Does TikTok promote or cannibalize music streaming? Estimands and identification with heavy-tailed outcomes

Abstract We study how TikTok affects demand for music on paid streaming platforms in the context of Universal Music Group’s (UMG) global withdrawal of its catalog from TikTok. Recent studies using this quasi-natural experiment have reached different conclusions about whether TikT...

The regional determinants of per-capita CO$$_2$$ emissions growth in Europe

Abstract We identify empirically the determinants of per-capita CO $$_2$$ emissions growth in 227 European NUTS-2 regions for the period 1995–2022. In order to account for geographical spillovers of unknown form, we employ Bayesian averaging of spatial autoregressive models, addr...

Reframing urban livability through stakeholder salience: A citizen-centered model

Livability has become a central objective in urban governance, yet despite its growing prominence, the concept remains vague, normative, and often detached from the lived realities of citizens. This study adopts a citizen-centered perspective to examine how citizens perceive and...