Two professors at HEC Lausanne imagine a new way to learn a foreign language

One of the most stimulating ways to learn or improve a foreign language is to immerse into articles or videos that relate to topics we are passionate about. But how to find contents on the web that will suit our level of knowledge? This is where our researchers, Professors Michalis Vlachos and Yash Raj Shrestha, Department of Information Systems at the HEC Lausanne, come up with an answer with their “Lingorank” project, which was supported by UNIL’s Ucreate3 program.

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Wealth inequality: Parental influence on attitudes to financial risk taking

The Issue

Wealth inequality is a major global issue – the richest 10% of the world’s’ population hold some 75% of all wealth. One important factor is stock market participation. Over time and on average, stock market investors, long term holders of index tracker funds for example, end up wealthier than those who put their money on deposit. Yet, despite the proven benefits, many people are reluctant to invest in the stock market.

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