The paper addresses an important aspect of the current migration and development debate - the role of diasporas and transnational communities as contributors to the development of their origin countries. He shows that diaspora definitions, estimates of diaspora numbers and conceptualising their...

The economic profiles of southern Mediterranean countries (SMCs) bear some resemblance to those of south-eastern European countries and some former Soviet republics at the beginning of their economic transition in 1990. The SMCs resemble less the former communist countries that joined the...

The economic profiles of southern Mediterranean countries (SMCs) bear some resemblance to those of south-eastern European countries and some former Soviet republics at the beginning of their economic transition in 1990. The SMCs resemble less the former communist countries that joined the...

Nicht erst zu Pandemiezeiten wurden Bücherregale als Hintergründe genutzt - das Buch als Symbol eines bestimmten, meist gehobenen und intellektuell aufgeladenen, Lebensstils erfreut bereits seit langer Zeit Beliebtheit. Doch nicht nur als prestigeträchtiger Wissensvermittler auf Bildschirmen...

This paper examines whether the chances of job placements improve if unemployed persons are counselled by caseworkers who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative dataset, which links Swiss unemployed to their...

Kooperation stellt einen wichtigen Faktor beim Erreichen ökonomischer Ziele dar. Dient Kooperation den eigenen Interessen, lässt dies eine relativ triviale Erklärung kooperativer Handlungsweisen anhand von Eigennutz zu. Gilt dies jedoch nicht, ist eine genauere Analyse kooperativer...