Mit fortschreitender Marktdurchdringung durch das Internet wird mit einem Absinken der Transaktionskostenund sich verändernden Marktstrukturen und -ergebnissen gerechnet [StWi99], [Kund00]. Auf Netzmärktenist insbesondere mit Angeboten an Suchkosten senkenden Technologien, wie z.B....

This paper investigates relative or absolute happiness.

One theory for why there is a strong education gradient in health outcomes is that more educated individuals more quickly absorb new information about health technology. The MMR controversy in the UK provides a case where, for a brief period of time, some highly publicized research suggested...

Research on self-employment has increased during recent years and particular attention has been paid to self-employment dynamics and the factors influencing entry and exit rates from self-employment. Using a large panel data set for Sweden, this paper investigates variations in recruitment to...

This paper provides an introduction and overview of my research on the Economics of Language. The approach is that language skills among immigrants and native-born linguistic minorities are a form of human capital. There are costs and benefits associated with this characteristic embodied in the...