This study quantitatively evaluates conclusions of NGOs, UN agencies, and the International Court of Justice denouncing the purported practices of apartheid by Israel. We gauge the impact of Israeli policies on Palestinian basic needs using a bespoke index and a novel instrumental variable...

The paper utilizes a theoretical stock-flow accounting model of the labor market, similar to Blanchard and Diamond (1989). Identifying restrictions are derived from the theoretical model and are imposed on a SVAR system. The estimation allows for decomposing fluctuations to their cyclical and...

Eva Illouz geht von der überraschenden These aus, dass die Kultur des Kapitalismus eine intensive emotionale Kultur ausgebildet hat: am Arbeitsplatz, in der Familie und in jeder Form von sozialen Beziehungen. Und mehr noch: Während ökonomische Beziehungen immer stärker durch Gefühle...