Der Privatisierungsprozess, den die Tschechische Republik in den 1990er-Jahren durchlief, ist auch als "tschechischer Weg" bekannt. Eva Schäffler schildert diesen Weg jedoch jenseits bestehender Sonderwegs- und (Miss-)Erfolgsnarrative. Bereits vor der Samtenen Revolution gab es staatliche...

This paper examines the long-run effects of forced migration on economic development in the origin economy, using Czechoslovakia's expulsion of 3 million Germans after WWII. For identification, I use the discontinuity in ethnic composition at the border of the "Sudetenland" region where Germans...

The operation of a religious organization under an oppressive regime, such as in communist countries, differs from that in a free society. There is extensive literature on the effects of regulation on the competition in religious markets and the religiosity of a population. Less attention has...