Meine Dissertation hat vier Kapitel. In allen Kapiteln benutze ich Wettkampfmodelle um politökonomische Fragestellungen zu untersuchen. In Kapitel 1 untersuchen ich und meine Koautorin Dana Sisak welchen Effekt öffentliche Meinungsumfragen für das Verhalten von konkurrierenden Parteien in...

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This dissertation concerns the question of how economics can contribute to the analysis of trade-offs between values (or normative objectives). The analysis is illustrated for the case of policies that pursue the goal of sustainability. Methodologically, this is done by reflecting economic...