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Hayeks ausgeprägter methodologischer Individualismus. Doch Hayek polarisiert, und zwar nicht nur zwischen Anhängern und … methodological individualism. But Hayek polarizes, not only between followers and opponents, but also within the representatives of …
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institutional and cultural factors. Our findings are that a culture characterized by individualism/self-determination is in favor of …
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institutional and cultural factors. Our findings are that a culture characterized by individualism/self-determination, abundance of …
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Max Weber schrieb vor fast 100 Jahren den besonderen ökonomischen Erfolg Europas der protestantischen Arbeitsethik zu. Der 500. Jahrestag der Reformation gibt Anlass, seine These in größeren Zusammenhängen zu diskutieren. Zum einen zeigen konkurrierende Erklärungsansätze, dass geologische,...
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I empirically assess the importance of socially interdependent origin cultures as opposed to socially independent ones for network effects in inter-national migration. I propose that societies that emphasise collectivist behaviour accumulate larger levels of communityspecific social capital than...
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Electronic commerce and flexible manufacturing allow personalization of initially standardized products at low cost. Will customers provide the information necessary for personalization? Assuming that a consumer can control the amount of information revealed, we analyze how his decision...
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Electronic commerce and flexible manufacturing allow personalization of initially standardized products at low cost. Will customers provide the information necessary for personalization? Assuming that a consumer can control the amount of information revealed, we analyse how his decision...
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Recognizing that individualism, or weak family ties, may be favorable to economic development, we ask how family ties …
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, which cannot be explained on the common ground of individualization theory. The article illustrates a new design to analyze … implications of individualization theory. It is argued that this new design establishes a possibility to analyze a variety of … implications of the individualization theory. …
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This paper describes early retirement option programs in collective agreements in Sweden during the 1990s. We highlight the differences between actual pension benefits and those stipulated in the standard agreements. We find that the individuals frequently face far better options than those...
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