Der Handel mit Krediten beziehungsweise deren Risiken ist in den meisten etablierten Finanzmärkten gängige Praxis und erfreute sich insbesondere in den letzten Jahren großer Beliebtheit. Auch in Österreich zeichnet sich aktuell ab, dass ein solcher aktiver Markt insbesondere hinsichtlich des...

This article examines the influence of the political parties and provinces (Kantone) in the Swiss parliament, based on the Shapley-Shubik index. The article shows that the power index is a useful tool for analysis of elections. Moreover, the article reveals that the paradox of redistribution and...

Background: Preferences of both Alzheimer patients and their spouse caregivers are related to a willingness-to-pay (WTP) measure which is used to test for the presence of mutual (rather than conventional unilateral) altruism. Methods: Contingent valuation experiments were conducted in 2000 –...

Although politicization has become a key concept in European integration studies, it is still contested whether, when and to what extent European issues have become politicized in domestic political arenas. This article contributes to this discussion both in conceptual and empirical terms. It...