Explores the historical roots of the current protest movements, the links between income inequality and the economic crisis, lessons from the protests, and the potential power of the 99 percent to effect real change.

In this project, we examine the effects of electoral competition on political corruption. Specifically, we propose that electoral competition may facilitate some types of corruption, while mitigating others. We argue pressures of competitive elections may increase incentives for candidates and...

Research in Experimental Economics, Volume 15 looks at Gender and corruption. It includes "Culture and Corruption: A Review of the Literature", "Corruption policies: Lessons from the lab", "Validity of Corruption Experiments", "Measuring Corruption", written by S, "To Understand Information as...

Die chinesische Wirtschaftsreform seit 1978 hat den ethischen Diskurs vielfaeltiger gemacht. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen Kommunisten, Kapitalisten und Konsumenten entstehen zum Teil voellig neue Normvorstellungen und Wertebotschaften. Diese Entwicklung ist zum einen durch eine hohe...

1. Introduction -- 2. The purpose of a project analysis -- 3. Types of analysis -- 4. Efficiency -- 5. Utility -- 6. Social welfare -- 7. Equal welfare weights -- 8. Benefits measured in environmental units -- 9. Disagreement -- 10. Willingness to pay for the social good -- 11. The main message...