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Das Governance-Dilemma der demokratischen Wirtschaftspolitik
Kruse, Jörn - 2009
As a result of the prevailing governance structure, economic policy in democracies usually suffers from specific … the governance structure of economic policy. It is suggested that a dual democratic legitimacyʺ should be introduced. A … second chamber in bicameralistic legislation, closely cooperating with consultative expert institutions. Secondly, the senate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003865984
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Can worker codetermination stabilize democracies? : works councils and satisfaction with democracy in Germany
Pfeifer, Christian - 2023 - Date of this version: 11.5.2023
satisfied with the democracy as it exists in Germany than workers in firms without such a participatory workplace institution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014282756
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Does administrative status matter for urban growth? : evidence from present and former county capitals in East Germany
Heider, Bastian; Kauffmann, Albrecht; Rosenfeld, Martin … - 2016 - (This version: October 2016)
Public sector activities are often neglected in the economic approaches used to analyze the driving forces behind urban growth. The institutional status of a regional capital is a crucial aspect of public sector activities. This paper reports on a quasi-natural experiment on county towns in East...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547143
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Does administrative status matter for urban growth? : evidence from present and former county capitals in East Germany
Heider, Bastian; Kauffmann, Albrecht; Rosenfeld, Martin … - 2016
Public sector activities are often neglected in the economic approaches used to analyze the driving forces behind urban growth. The institutional status of a regional capital is a crucial aspect of public sector activities. This paper reports on a quasi-natural experiment on county towns in East...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011500163
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Does administrative status matter for urban growth? : evidence from present and former county capitals in East Germany
Heider, Bastian; Kauffmann, Albrecht; Rosenfeld, Martin … - 2016 - This Version: June 2016
Public sector activities are often neglected in economic approaches to analyze the driving forces of urban growth and changes in urban hierarchies. One crucial aspect of public sector activities is the institutional status of cities as regional capital. The paper is reporting on a quasi natural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011866401
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Wirtschaftsethik für die Schule
Pies, Ingo - 2009
Dieser Beitrag wendet sich an Lehrer und ist daher primär didaktisch orientiert. Das Ziel besteht darin, einige Kernüberlegungen aus dem Forschungsprogramm einer „ökonomischen Theorie der Moral“ so vorzustellen, dass sie für den Schulunterricht adaptiert werden können. Mit Hilfe des...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011733770
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Who starts with open source? Institutional choice of start-ups in the German ICT sector
Fritsch, Michael; von Engelhardt, Sebastian - 2010
We analyze the characteristics of new businesses in the German ICT industry, distinguishing them based on their choice between two IPR regimes: open source software (OSS) or closed source software (CSS). The share of new firms with an OSS-based business model has increased considerably over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286478
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State coercion and control aversion : an internet study in East and West Germany
Schmelz, Katrin; Ziegelmeyer, Anthony - 2019 - This version: September 2019
Do politico-economic systems influence how control affects motivation? We hypothesize that control aversion, meaning crowding-out of intrinsic motivation due to enforcement, has evolved less under the coercive regime of East Germany than under the liberal regime of West Germany. We test this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012312305
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Feeling secure vs. being secure? : qualitative evidence on the relationship between labour market institutions and employees' perceived job security from Germany and the U.S.
Hipp, Lena - 2019
How can labour market institutions make workers confident about their economic future? While quantitative studies have … security, these studies did not explain how these institutions affect workers' perceptions and expectations. This study seeks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140355
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Institutional trust in the time of corona : evidence from countermeasures in Germany
Stojetz, Wolfgang; Ferguson, Neil T. N.; Baliki, Ghassan; … - 2024
institutions. Drawing on micro-level panel data from Germany spanning an 18-month period from the onset of the pandemic, we show … trust in institutions. We present empirical evidence to argue that the underlying mechanism is a perceived illegitimate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495832