Der Lehrtext verfolgt das Zeil, die komplexe Schrift Webers dem Leser durch einen streng am Text orientierten Nachvollzug des Argumentationsganges und der Struktur des Textes zugänglich zu machen. Durch umfangreiches Zitieren des Textes soll vor allem Weber selbst "zu wort kommen" und den Leser...

Dieser Beitrag skizziert ein wirtschaftsethisches Gesprächsangebot an die Theologie.Aus der Perspektive des ordonomischen Ethik-Ansatzes werden methodisch drei kategorialeDenkfehler identifiziert: ein intentionalistischer, ein moralistischer und ein individualethischerFehlschluss.[...]

Dieser Beitrag skizziert ein wirtschaftsethisches Gesprächsangebot an die Theologie.Aus der Perspektive des ordonomischen Ethik-Ansatzes werden methodisch drei kategorialeDenkfehler identifiziert: ein intentionalistischer, ein moralistischer und ein individualethischerFehlschluss. Sodann wird...

Iannaccone’s (1991) seminal paper assigns basic market principles to the market for religion. Ina competitive market with high religious diversity the level of overall religiosity should increase. TheSecularization Hypothesis suggests that the establishment of new churches casts doubt on the...

We find a U-shaped relation between happiness and religiosity in cross-country panel dataafter controlling for income levels. At a given level of income, the same level of happinesscan be reached with high and low levels of religiosity, but not with intermediate levels. A risein income causes an...

Economic transition lowered happiness on average, but did not affect allequally. This paper uses Hungarian survey data to study the impact ofreligion and economic transition on happiness. Religious involvementcontributes positively to individuals’ self-reported well-being.Controlling for...

Does fractionalization change over time? If so, are there any substantial implications foreconomic performance? To answer such questions, we construct a new panel data set withfractionalization measures for 26 former communist countries covering the period from 1989to 2002...

While considerable concern has emerged about the impact of religion oneconomic development, little is actually known about how religion impacts thedecision making of individuals. This paper examines the influence of religion onthe decision for people to become an entrepreneur. Based on a...

Using a choice experiment, this paper investigates how Swedish citizens value three environmental quality objectives. In addition, a follow-up question is used to investigate whether respondents ignored any attributes when responding. The resulting information is used in the model estimation by...

Strong growth in disposable income has driven, and is still driving, consumption to unprecedented,but not sustainable levels. To explain the dynamic interplay of needs, need satisfaction, andinnovation underlying that growth a behavioral theory of consumption is suggested and discussedwith...