Seit 1981 treffen sich in ein- oder zweijährigem Abstand Wissenschaftler und Praktiker der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialkybernetik e. V. (GWS), um sich über ein aktuelles Thema vor dem Hintergrund der kybernetischen Systemtheorie auszutauschen und deren Weiterentwicklung zu...

Since the 1980s there has been a renewed interest in attempts to introduce a sense of history into economic literature. In this book, the authors argue that it is not possible to explain a state of the world without first analysing the processes that lead to that state. The contributions...

In this paper we analyse the employment implications of firing restrictions. We find that when a recession is expected and the trend rate of productivity growth is small, a rise in firing costs affects mainly the hiring decision. Thus there is a negative effect on average employment. When, on...