Media and Public Relations

Wie ich in einem Onlinekurs lernte, glücklicher zu sein

Der Spiegel wrote an article about "The Science of Well-Being" online course of Laurie Santos and also speaks in detail about Prof. Cassar and her course at the University of Regensburg.

You can read the full article here.

Paper cited in this volume

Prof. Lea Cassars co-authered paper “Nonmonetary Incentives and the Implications of Work as a Source of Meaning.” was cited in the Economic Report of the President (of the United States), which was published March 2023 together with the The Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers.?

You can find the whole Economic Report here.?

Does mindfulness improve test scores?

Prof. Cassar presented her Research titled "Keep Calm and Carry on: The Short- vs- Long-Run Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on (Academic) Performance" as part of the Seminar Series of the Wellbeing Research Centre (University of Oxford).?

You can find the recording of the presentation here.?

Berufseinstieg im Krisenmodus

Prof. Lea Cassar was interviewed for the article "Berufseinstieg im Kriesenmodus", which was published in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Prof. Cassar explains that starting your career in times of economic crisis has important lifelong effects on job preferences.

Read the full article here.?

Arbeit als ein wichtiger Ort der Sinnsuche

In an interview with the Wirtschaftszeitung Prof. Lea Cassar explains that moentary incentives are not undisputed anymore and why?intrinsic motivation is superior.

Read the whole interview "Arbeit als ein wichtiger Ort der Sinnsuche"?here.

Young Economist Ranking: Among the Top 10 Percent

Prof. Lea Cassar is listed in this year's Young Economist Ranking of the Handelsblatt, which every two years evaluates the research performance of German-speaking economists below the age of 40. At 62nd place, Prof. Lea Cassar is among the top 10 percent of German-speaking economists worldwide.?Referring to the? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?publications "A and A+", she is even among the top 5? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?percent (29th rank).? Prof. Lea Cassar is one of only 8 women? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?listed in this year's ranking. You can find the complete Young? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Economist?Ranking here.

Our First Economic Experiences Affect our Relationship with Work for Life

The paper "Macroeconomic Conditions When Young Shape Job Preferences for Life" written by Lea Cassar, Stephan Meier, Maria Cotofan and Robert Dur was featured in an article by The Guardian.

Read the whole article "Our First Economic Experiences Affect our Relationship with Work for Life" here.