A core challenge for media economics in the digital age is to establish frameworks that neither endanger user safety nor undermine the diversity of information. Hate speech, misinformation and sensationalism must not take over, yet freedom of opinion and expression must remain intact. To bolster...

A core challenge for media economics in the digital age is to establish frameworks that neither endanger user safety nor undermine the diversity of information. Hate speech, misinformation and sensationalism must not take over, yet freedom of opinion and expression must remain intact. To bolster...

In economics there is presently an almost revolutionary development. The direct measurement of subjective welfare challenges traditional economics, inspires it, and opens new avenues for scientific research. The approaches and possibilities of an economic analysis of happiness are shown and...

Dieser Beitrag bestimmt den systematischen Ort der Zivilgesellschaft aus der Perspektive einer ökonomischen Theorie der Moral: Zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen können als "Corporate Citizens" durch genuine Eigenbeiträge an einer gesellschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit zum wechselseitigen...

The paper presents and estimates an endogenous growth model with public capital. In contrast, however, to recent studies on economic growth and policy, we allow for capital market borrowing by the government. Since the behavior by the government (tax rates, spending and borrowing) does not...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...

This paper offers a first empirical investigation of how labor taxation (income and payroll taxes) affects individuals' well-being. For identification, we exploit exogenous variation in tax rules over time and across demographic groups using 26 years of German panel data. We find that the tax...