In spite of the manifold critique about the state of economics in the aftermath of the financial crisis, an even increasing presence of economists and economic experts can be observed in the public sphere during the last years. On the one hand this reflects the still dominant position of...

Diese Arbeit setzt sich mit der These auseinander, dass die Demokratisierung der Wirtschaft die Schlüsselaufgabe unserer Zeit sei und wie dieser Demokratisierungsprozess gestaltet werden kann. Die Gesellschaft ist strukturiert in autonomer Selbststeuerung und integriert in übergeordnete...

The paper explores the evolution of ethnic identities of two important and distinct immigrant religious groups. Using data from Germany, a large European country with many immigrants, we study the adaptation processes of Muslims and Christians. Individual data on language, culture, societal...

Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Survey (SOEP), this paper assesses the relationship between life satisfaction and religious practice. The main new result here is longitudinal. It is shown that individuals who become more religious over time record long term gains in life...