The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the effects of political interest on corruption despite the...

Nachdem die Niedersächsische Landesregierung 2006 erstmals einen umfassenden Nachhaltigkeitsbericht vorgelegt hat, wird hiermit die Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie für Niedersachsen vorgestellt: "Umweltgerechter Wohlstand für Generationen". Sie konkretisiert und präzisiert die von sämtlichen...

"This paper starts by discussing consumers' cognitive and emotional reaction to posted prices. Cognitively, some consumers do not appear to make effective use of price information to maximize their consumption-based utility. Emotionally, prices can induce regret and anger among consumers. The...

"We analyze a model in which voters are uncertain about the policy preferences of candidates. Two forces affect the probability of electoral success: proximity to the median voter and campaign contributions. First, we show how campaign contributions affect elections. Then we show how the...