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Political economy and moral philosophy : some (I hope) useful notes
Travaglini, Giuseppe - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014248176
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When is Sovereign Debt Odious? A Theory of Government Repression, Growth Traps, and Growth Boosts
Acharya, Viral V.; Rajan, Raghuram Govind; Shim, Jack - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We examine the dynamics of a country's growth, consumption, and sovereign debt, assuming that the government is myopic and wants to maximize short-term, self-interested spending. Surprisingly, government myopia can increase a country's access to external borrowing. In turn, access to borrowing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013334513
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A welfarist role for nonwelfarist rule : an example with envy
Weinzierl, Matthew - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011873631
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Being religious : a question of incentives?
Klaubert, Anja - 2009
Studies of the relationship between religion and economics can be divided into three major lines of research …: behavioural economics of religion (microeconomic approach), macroeconomic consequences of religion and religious explanations of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003802967
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Responsibility and joint production
Petersen, Thomas; Faber, Malte - 2004
In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production. Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assume responsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility are therefore also the limits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002089704
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Verantwortung und das Problem der Kuppelproduktion : Reflexionen über die Grundlagen der Umweltpolitik
Petersen, Thomas; Faber, Malte - 2004
Die modernen Umweltprobleme sind Folgen des menschlichen Handelns. Sie werfen nicht nur die Frage auf, wer für diese Probleme die Verantwortung trägt. In ihrer Komplexität machen es diese Umweltprobleme vielmehr fraglich, ob wir für unsere Eingriffe in die Natur Verantwortung überhaupt...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003245890
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MINE - mapping the interplay between nature and economy : a digital gateway to the foundations of ecological economics
Faber, Malte; Petersen, Thomas; Frick, Marc; Zahrnt, Dominik - 2018
Economics, which considers nature as part of the economy, Ecological Economics amends this view by the perspective that the … economy in its physical side is seen as part of nature. Thus, Ecological Economics complements the strengths of Mainstream … Economics on a practical level by interdisciplinary research highlighting, spots which do not receive the attention, by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944121
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Can we test for bias in scientific peer-review?
Oswald, Andrew J. (contributor) - 2008
data from the field of economics. No scientific bias or favoritism is found (although the Journal of Political Economy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752848
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Fußball als ökonomisches Phänomen : money makes the ball go round
Lehmann, Erik; Weigand, Jürgen - 1997
Die bundesdeutschen Fußballvereine weisen ein Umsatzvolumen auf, das dem mittelständischer Unternehmen entspricht. Gleichzeitig zeigt die hohe Verschuldung vieler Vereine, daß sie diesen Anforderungen nur unzureichend gewachsen sind. In diesem Beitrag soll anhand statistischer Auswertungen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540781
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The dynamics of revolutions
Michaeli, Moti; Spiro, Daniel - 2016
This paper studies the dynamic process of revolutions and mass protests. In a unified framework we explain three classes of revolutions that have been observed historically and earlier models cannot explain: 1) a revolution where the most extreme opponents of the regime protest fiercely and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585172