We review theoretical and empirical research on the dynamic interactions between cultures and institutions. We think about culture as a system of values and about institutions as formalized rules of the game. Our presentation is organized around a simple theoretical framework of political...

Dieser Beitrag enthält drei Kurzartikel. Der erste behandelt die Wirtschaftspolitik, der zweite die Soziale Sicherung. Der dritte skizziert den Ansatz der Ökonomischen Ethik, ein Forschungsprogramm, das in jüngster Zeit auch unter der Bezeichnung „Ordonomik“ vorangetrieben wird....

Dieser Beitrag enthält drei Kurzartikel. Der erste behandelt die Wirtschaftspolitik, derzweite die Soziale Sicherung. Der dritte skizziert den Ansatz der Ökonomischen Ethik,ein Forschungsprogramm, das in jüngster Zeit auch unter der Bezeichnung„Ordonomik“ vorangetrieben wird. Eingerahmt...

This paper argues that history of economics has a fruitful, underappreciated role to play in the development of economics, especially when understood as a policy science. This goes against the grain of the last half century during which economics, which has undergone a formal revolution, has...

The 2008 economic crash led to remarkable shifts of opinion among world leaders. Does this crisis create favourable conditions for the reform and revitalisation of economics itself-from a subject dominated by mathematical techniques to a discipline more oriented to understanding real-world...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying 'lockdowns', Global economic growth will be nil or negative for some time to come. Due to large scale quarantine measures, economic activity that entails social gatherings or presence of crowds is also no longer possible or encouraged. This paper...

The development plans of Marxist Leninist states are usually given short shrift as expressions of ideology (at best) and propaganda (at its most pathetic). Yet there is value in considering critically these development plans, if only to get a sense of the mindset of high level functionaries with...

The research on the structure of macroeconomic metamodels began in 1976 and included the development of the archetypes, 10-year scenarios and their validation for three periods until the structures were validated. The goal was to find the drivers of economic growth and sustainability. It...

There are many goals an instructor may wish to accomplish in a course on economic principles. For us the definitive goal is the generation of sensible and active members of a civil society. This is an ambitious goal: it requires that students internalize the economic way of thinking and learn to...