Due primarily to the difficulty of obtaining ideal data, much remains unknown about how college majors are determined. We take advantage of longitudinal expectations data from the Berea Panel Study to provide new evidence about this issue, paying particular attention to the choice of whether to...

Diese ZEW-Dokumentation enthält einen Überblick über zentrale Ergebnisse der Studie "Bestimmungsgründe für die Wahl von ingenieur- und naturwissenschaftlichen Studiengängen", die als Schwerpunktstudie im Rahmen der Berichterstattung zur technologischen Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands von...

Most problems related to biodiversity management have an ecological as well as a socio-economic dimension. Consequently, there has been a growing recognition that adequate management recommendations directed at such problems can only be developed if knowledge from ecology, economics and various...

The purpose of this note is to contribute to the emerging common understanding between the natural science, economic and social science perspectives on the 'value' of ecosystems and biodiversity. Given the inherent complexity of nature it is not surprising that the concept of 'value is capable...

This second edition of European Guide to Science Journalism Training provides an overview of the training courses available across the 27 EU Member States for those wishing to specialise in science journalism. It is an active support of training across Europe and the hope that this Guide...