Werbung ist auf fast allen Konsumgütermärkten von grosser Bedeutung. Dabei lässt sich nur einem geringen Teil der Werbung ein informativer Charakter zuschreiben. Angesichts dessen überrascht es, dass in der industrieökonomischen Literatur das Thema "suggestive Werbung" im Gegensatz zur...

Intertemporal conflicts occur when a group of agents with heterogeneous time preferences must make a collective decision about how to manage a common asset. How should this be done? We examine two methods: an 'Economics' approach that seeks to implement efficient allocations, and a 'Politics'...

Intertemporal conflicts occur when a group of agents with heterogeneous time preferences must make a collective decision about how to manage a common asset. How should this be done? We examine two methods: an 'Economics' approach that seeks to implement efficient allocations, and a 'Politics'...

Which decision rule should we use to make a binary collective choice? While voting procedures are applied ubiquitously, they are criticized for being inefficient. Using monetary transfers, efficient choices can be made at the cost of a budget imbalance. Is it optimal to do so? And why are...