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...

In an economy with imperfect labor contracts, differences in the distribution of talent can be an independent source of comparative advantage. I study a world economy with two activities, one in which an individual's contribution to production can be measured accurately and another in which...

The aim of this paper is to contribute to an innovative agenda in the field of Environmental Economics. The paper focusses on a conceptual and political perspective on the interactions between nature and economy. Section 1 states that Environmental Economics has to consider three fields: nature,...