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Research

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Our research focuses on key areas of regional relevance, reflected in our professorships. The quality of research is ensured by regularly presenting findings at international conferences and publishing them in renowned academic journals.

Zwei Studierende entwickeln ein Forschungsthema auf einer beschrifteten grünen Tafel mit Kreide und Farben.
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Digital Closeness: How Authentic Relationships Develop in Social Networks

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A study published in the A*-ranked Journal of the Association for Information Systems, featuring Assoc Prof Dr Johannes Schneider (University of Liechtenstein), analysed over 440,000 social media messages. It shows that personality, curiosity, respect and sharing foster high-quality relationships. Social networks thrive not on their structure but on the quality of interactions, with important implications for human-centred digital platforms.

 

Further information available at Capturing the “Social” in Social Networks

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Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Banking Crises: Research Team at the University of Liechtenstein Presents Promising Results

Dozent präsentiert mathematische Funktion an Flipchart, während eine Teilnehmerin aktiv mitschreibt.

At the Finance Forum Liechtenstein, Prof Dr Michael Hanke and doctoral candidates Merlin Bartel and Sebastian Petric presented research on AI-supported prediction of banking crises. Using the 2023 US regional banking crisis as a case study, they demonstrated how machine learning identifies early warning signals and offers investors actionable recommendations. The study highlights the potential of data-driven models to reduce risk and strengthens the University of Liechtenstein’s role in financial research.

 

Further information available at Artificial Intelligence for Early Detection of Banking Crises

Dozent präsentiert mathematische Funktion an Flipchart, während eine Teilnehmerin aktiv mitschreibt.

Forschungsseminare

Die Zielsetzung der vom Department für Finance und Economics veranstalteten Forschungsseminare besteht darin, aktuelle Forschungsideen und Forschungsprojekte zu präsentieren und vor einem Fachpublikum zu verteidigen, um ein Feedback zu erhalten. Diese Seminare tragen zur Weiterqualifizierung des wissenschaftlichen Personals bei.

Weitere Informationen zum Finance Research Seminar und zum Wirtschaftspolitischen Seminar Alpenrhein finden Sie unter: 

 

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Research Projects

Vertical Equity under Transformation: Family Change, Cross-Border Mobility, and Sustainability in Public Pension Systems

Project Description

Public pension systems face mounting fiscal pressure from population aging and declining fertility. To ensure social protection, they rely on vertical equity, redistributing toward lower income groups. While this promotes fairness, it raises concerns about long run sustainability. At the same time, shifting social patterns are reshaping redistribution: higher female employment strengthens individual entitlements; the rise of non marital unions questions the role of income splitting and survivor pensions; and migration and cross border commuting produce fragmented contribution histories.
This project examines how family structures, labour market patterns, and cross-border mobility shape vertical redistribution in pensions. Using dynamic microsimulation and distributional decomposition, we will evaluate reform scenarios that balance equity and fiscal sustainability, with transferable insights for Liechtenstein given its close institutional proximity to Switzerland.

Keywords

Financial management Risk management Innovation Society Financial Markets

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