This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. In...

This is the first biography of a world-famous pioneering development economist, Sir Hans W. Singer, who is better known throughout the developing world than any other economist, living or dead. It gives a detailed account of the way in which the 'twists of fate' led him to becoming a leading...

Autoren in der Doktorandenausbildung führen in 35 Beiträgen ihr Wissen aus einem breiten Spektrum von selbst durchgeführten Projekten und aus Erkenntnissen der Literatur zusammen. Durch eine sorgfältige Begutachtung haben die Herausgeber ihre methodische Erfahrung einfließen lassen. Jeder...

The beginning of the new millennium was characterized by company scandals in accounting around the world. A transparent and fair presentation of financial statements is beneficial for capital market participants. Especially around initial public offerings different incentives of these players...

Yanick Kemayou investigates how the socioeconomic background of organizational leaders can explain their management-relevant attitudes. The study provides theory development and first empirical tests of the impact of leaders’ socioeconomic background on their risk propensity, sense of control...

Christoph Michael Hindermann uses a statistical approach to analyze the impact of economic freedom on state legitimacy. Based on multiple regression models, the author not only extracts the determinants of legitimacy but also shows that rule of law is the most important area of economic freedom...

Grundlagen des wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens -- Hilfreiche Tools und Techniken -- Von der Idee zur fertigen wissenschaftlichen Arbeit -- Praxis und Begriffe empirischer Sozialforschung -- Angewandte qualitative und quantitative Sozialforschung -- Fragebogenkonstruktion und Stichprobenplanung --...

Gesamtstruktur für meine wissenschaftliche Arbeit -- Prozess des Gewinnens und Umsetzens wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse -- Wissenschaftstheoretischen Grundlage -- Ursachen-Wirkungs-Zusammenhänge/Hypothesen als Kernstücke erkenntniswissenschaftlicher Forschungen -- Gestaltungsempfehlungen zur...

This book outlines a taxonomy of development practice using the notion of reflexivity, and examines it in the case of two countries at opposite ends of the development spectrum: Vanuatu and Singapore. The methodological approach, which gives greater voice to people in developing countries, has...