In jüngster Zeit kommt es immer häufiger zu Strafverfahren im Zusammenhang mit Korruption. Dies zeigt, dass Korruption auch in Deutschland ein nicht zu unterschätzendes Problem darstellt. Die ökonomische Theorie kann zum Verständnis illegaler Austauschbeziehungen und der Suche nach...

The article discusses the question, to what extent harder sanctions are suitable to reduce the amount of corruption. Punishments affect the decision of potential offenders in various ways. Therefore it seems doubtful if an aggravation of penalty really causes the desired effects. From economic...

The central element to improve the management of natural hazards in Germany is to amend the existing risk-transfer system. A transition of the current voluntary insurance system into a compulsory insurance system would make the hedging of losses and damages easier and would create stronger...

Der vorliegende Aufsatz zeigt, dass der Übergang von einer direkten zu einer indirekten Demokratie und die Einschaltung von Repräsentanten nicht nur mit dem Entstehen eines Delegationsproblems zwischen den Bürgern und Politikern verbunden ist, sondern zusätzlich Negativauslese der...

In the last more and more consumers evince increasing interest in fair traded products. This trade concept is designed to help mainly producers of agricultural products to keep some basic social producing criteria. The different Fair-Trade-Organisations try to implement better work- and life...

The article shows that a price regulation can have consequences on a monopolist's advertisement expen-diture. Due to the fact that a price regulation limits the free choice of both instruments price and adver-tisement, the enterprise is forced to use the two parameters in a suboptimal ratio. A...

The article discusses the question, to what extent harder sanctions are suitable to reduce the amount of corruption. Punishments affect the decision of potential offenders in various ways. Therefore it seems doubtful if an aggravation of penalty really causes the desired effects. From economic...