In this paper, we argue that the effect of governance on the emergence of crimes of different levels of sophistication … improved governance. With further improvements in governance criminal activities decline. We find strong and consistent support … of theft from ships the pattern is quadratic: piracy first rises and then falls as governance improves. -- Piracy …

policies and the growth equation derived from the model reveals strong support for the theory. In particular, we show via …

An adequate theory of happiness or subjective well-being (SWB) needs to link at least three sets of variables: stable … satisfaction. Using these data, the paper suggests a major revision to the set point or dynamic equilibrium theory of SWB in order … and Tellegen, 1996). Previously, theory focused on evidence that individuals have their own equilibrium level or set point …

social resources on the individual length of unemployment in Germany are analysed with data from the German Socio … to new additional findings. In West-Germany mobile persons and actors with internal control find a job more easily while … in East-Germany social capital has a positive influence on the probability of reemployment. …

unemployment in Germany, as well as several usually unobserved characteristics like personality traits, attitudes, expectations …

Due to the complexity of employment protection legislation (EPL) in Germany, there is notable uncertainty about the …