Abstract: Der Band enthält eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen des Autors aus den Jahren 1992 bis 2007. Im ersten Teil wird die Behandlung des Erwerbs, der Verarbeitung und Verbreitung von Wissen durch die Ökonomik thematisiert. Im zweiten Teil steht der Wettbewerb im Vordergrund, vor allem in der...

This paper explores the origin and development of the "consumer choice" paradigm as the core concept of German ordoliberal thought which has had a strong impact on EU competition policy and law. Outside Germany, ordoliberal thought is often identified exclusively with the learning of the...

Regulation and competition policy are two alternative modalities by which the state intervenes in the market. In order for either to deliver welfare gains, there must first be a pre-existing market failure. We first present different varieties of market failures and identify those for which...

This paper recasts current theories of regulatory or legislative competition. Building on the recent contribution of Buchanan and Yoon (2000), we consider alternative ways in which decision-making competence can be allocated among multiple legislative or administrative bodies. The general model...