This report constitutes the first deliverable of the project ENGIME - Economic Growth and Innovation in Multicultural Environments, financed by the European Commission - FP5 - Key Action: Improving socio-economic knowledge base. Contract HPSE-CT2001-50007

The paper aims at a conceptual contribution to the normative economic analysis of rural de-velopment (RD) policies. RD is regarded as a problem of interaction between individuals; (lacking) structural change or the (missing) integration of externalities are therefore recon-structed as...

Dieses Interview wurde für eine Fachzeitschrift geführt, die sich primär an Lehrer wendet, welche in der Schule die Fächer „Politik“ oder „Wirtschaft“ unterrichten. Die Fragen und Antworten versuchen, verständlich werden zu lassen, wie wichtig es gerade für Schüler ist, die...

The paper shows that the standing of theory in the field of mergers and acquisitions is weak for at least three reasons. Research is best described as a battlefield of ad hoc theory testing leaving behind a fragmented field. Research has focused traditionally on high intensity markets under the...

We study economies where improving the quality of institutions - modeled as improving contract enforcement - requires resources, but enables trade that raises output by reducing the dispersion of marginal products of capital. We find that in this type of environment it is optimal to combine...

Seoul has played a leading role in the development of the social economy. It is the capital city of the Republic of Korea as well as the centre of its economic, social, and cultural activities; Seoul possesses abundant resources, relatively mature civil society capabilities, and a city...

Seoul has played a leading role in the development of the social economy. It is the capital city of the Republic of Korea as well as the centre of its economic, social, and cultural activities; Seoul possesses abundant resources, relatively mature civil society capabilities, and a city...

Seoul has played a leading role in the development of the social economy. It is the capital city of the Republic of Korea as well as the centre of its economic, social, and cultural activities; Seoul possesses abundant resources, relatively mature civil society capabilities, and a city...

Mit dem vorliegenden Sammelband werden die Jahrestagungen des Ausschusses Evolutorische Ökonomik des Vereins für Socialpolitik in Tübingen und Osnabrück dokumentiert. Obwohl diese Tagungen - wie bei den vorangegangenen Treffen - unter keinem spezifischen Generalthema standen, ist versucht...