Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:12:43 +0200 Fri, 27 Jun 25 07:00:00 +0200 “Academics can often only have a real impact when they work together” /en/news/academics-can-often-only-have-a-real-impact-when-they-work-together Professor of Ethics of Institutions Ingrid Robeyns has been awarded the highest distinction for researchers in the Netherlands by the NWO: the Stevin Prize. 150311 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Overall wellbeing slightly up in the Netherlands; regional differences remain significant /en/news/overall-wellbeing-slightly-up-in-the-netherlands-regional-differences-remain-significant Researchers at Utrecht ľϸӰ and RaboResearch have been publishing the Broad Prosperity Indicator (BWI), which looks at prosperity more broadly than just purchasing power or GDP, since 2016. 150424 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 08:42:00 +0200 Nieuws Fietsers op drukke kruising Overall wellbeing increases, but regional disparities have grown /en/news/overall-wellbeing-increases-but-regional-disparities-have-grown Utrecht researchers developed a broader method to measure welfare: the Better Well-being Index (BWI). This year, broad welfare in the Netherlands increased. 141699 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:00:00 +0200 Nieuws What is limitarianism? Professor Ingrid Robeyns explains /en/in-the-media/what-is-limitarianism-professor-ingrid-robeyns-explains “Extreme wealth is disastrous for society, democracy, and climate”, Professor of Ethics of Institutions Ingrid Robeyns pleads. 131389 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Having Too Much: Philosophical Essays on Limitarianism /en/publicatie/having-too-much-philosophical-essays-on-limitarianism Having Too Much is the first academic volume devoted to limitarianism: the idea that the use of economic or ecosystem resources should not exceed certain limits. 132704 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:09:00 +0200 Nieuws Broad welfare virtually stable over last three years /en/news/broad-welfare-virtually-stable-over-last-three-years Despite successive crises, Broad Welfare is stable according to the Broad Welfare Indicator (BWI) 2023, although people are less healthy and satisfied. 132071 Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Will billionaires be immortal? “Their wealth and power will keep growing” /en/news/will-billionaires-be-immortal-their-wealth-and-power-will-keep-growing The world’s richest will be the first to have access to life-extending treatments. This poses social risks, ethicist Chris Wareham observes. 128852 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws “It's fine to be well-off, but at some point, one has too much” /en/in-de-media/its-fine-to-be-well-off-but-at-some-point-one-has-too-much On CBS ľϸӰ, professor in the Ethics of Institutions Ingrid Robeyns talked about the concept of ‘limitarianism’. 113173 Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:18:00 +0100 Nieuws OECD ‘How was life?’-report highlights two centuries of wellbeing around the globe /en/news/oecd-how-was-life-report-highlights-two-centuries-of-wellbeing-around-the-globe The new OECD publication ‘How was Life? II’ shows economic development and wellbeing in over 40 countries worldwide, in the last 200 years. Jan Luiten van Zanden, professor in Economic history, is one of the authors. 104896 Tue, 16 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Dimensions of better wellbeing as a basis for policy /en/news/dimensions-of-better-wellbeing-as-a-basis-for-policy Presentation of the pilot 'Supporting policy from a scientific perspective' in the House of Parliament. 99276 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 08:30:00 +0200 Nieuws Erik Stam “Not a crisis itself is crucial, but the measures taken afterwards” /en/achtergrond/not-a-crisis-itself-is-crucial-but-the-measures-taken-afterwards What does the current crisis mean for our future? Bas van Bavel, Professor Transitions in economy and society, from Institutions for Open Societies, reflects on this. 97662 Mon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Market dominance and inequality make societies more vulnerable to natural disasters /en/news/market-dominance-and-inequality-make-societies-more-vulnerable-to-natural-disasters Bas van Bavel's contribution to the 2019 Human Development Report. 88221 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:41:00 +0100 Nieuws What is the best way to map broad prosperity /en/news/what-is-the-best-way-to-map-broad-prosperity Utrecht researchers are contributing to 'Measuring Prosperity' file of ESB. 77873 Tue, 14 May 2019 10:17:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com Universal Basic Income: Why should we (not) want this? /en/news/universal-basic-income-why-should-we-not-want-this Ingrid Robeyns argues neither for or against universal basic income, but she does aim for a debate based on grounded arguments. 71479 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:58:00 +0100 Nieuws Worldwide inequality is growing: is there a solution? /en/news/worldwide-inequality-is-growing-is-there-a-solution The gap between the poor and the rich is growing, according to Oxfam Novib. What is causing inequality? And how do we turn the tide? 57051 Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:15:00 +0100 Nieuws Prof. dr. Bas van Bavel. Foto: Ed van Rijswijk A promising alternative to measure and compare poverty /en/news/a-promising-alternative-to-measure-and-compare-poverty Michail Moatsos applied globally a promising alternative that avoids the widely applied, but erroneous, assumptions of the fixed 1.9$/day dollar-a-day method. 49405 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:42:00 +0200 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/frantic77