In der vorliegenden Arbeit wurde die Zahlungsbereitschaft amerikanischer Verbraucher für bestrahltes Hackfleisch untersucht. Obwohl aus Expertensicht die Lebensmittelbestrahlung als effektiv und sicher eingestuft wird, brachten Fleischverarbeiter sowie der Handel in den USA bestrahltes...

Durch den Terroranschlag vom 11. September 2001 wurde dem Risiko bioterroristischer Attacken auf die Lebensmittelkette neue Aufmerksamkeit zuteil. Die USA verabschiedeten als Reaktion den Bioterrorism Actʺ (BTA), der neue Importregelungen formuliert, die als nicht-tarifäre Maßnahmen (NTBs)...

For nearly two decades, the United States devoted more than $2 billion towards democracy promotion in the Middle East with seemingly little impact. To understand the limited impact of this aid and the decision of authoritarian regimes to allow democracy programs whose ultimate aim is to...

"Capitalism didn't fail, it was ruined... What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma's account is not like any you will have heard before. He says progressives are right, in part, when they mock modern capitalism as "socialism for the rich." For a century, governments have expanded in just...

In this book Ariel Ezrachi and Maurice Stucke take a hard look at today's app-assisted digital shopping. While consumers reap many benefits from online purchasing, the sophisticated algorithms and data crunching that make browsing so convenient are also changing the nature of market competition,...

We examine a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States, the Exchange Visitor Skills List. This List mandates that to become eligible for long-term status in the U.S., certain high-skill visitors must reside in their home countries for two years after participation...