Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross-section but not over time) on a global level. We make a case for testing the Easterlin hypothesis at the country level where individual panel data allow exploiting important...

In den späten 1970er Jahren erklärte der König des südasiatischen Kleinstaates Bhutan, dass für sein Land nicht das Bruttoinlandsprodukt wichtig sei, sondern vielmehr das Bruttonationalglück. Dieser Beitrag analysiert das Bruttonationalglück in Bhutan aus ordnungspolitischer Perspektive....

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross-section but not over time) on a global level. We make a case for testing the Easterlin hypothesis at the country level where individual panel data allow exploiting important...

Theory suggests that subjective well-being is affected by income comparisons and adaptation to income. Empirical tests of the effects often rely on self-constructed measures from survey data. This paper shows that results can be highly sensitive to simple parameter changes. Using large-scale...

Recent studies focused on testing the Easterlin hypothesis (happiness and national income correlate in the cross-section but not over time) on a global level. We make a case for testing the Easterlin hypothesis at the country level where individual panel data allow exploiting important...

Die Forschung und in deren Folge auch die Lehre zu nationalen und europäischen Fragen und Problemen stehen vor einem Dilemma. In vielen Fächern findet die weltbeste Forschung nicht nur in den USA statt, sondern vor allem auch über die USA, ihre Fragestellungen und Probleme mit amerikanischen...

Am Beispiel des Hochschulmanagements auf fünf Ebenen werden verschiedene Formen der normativen, insbesondere ethischen Analyse vorgestellt und deren Grenzen aufgezeigt.

In traditional game theory, strategies are equivalent with actions and mixed strategies are the only extension. As a new extension, strategies are interpreted as plans. Although most plans are not very interesting (like doing a certain action), some conditional plans are. For example, they...

High popularity and a high market value are important for a footballer's regular wage as well as advertising and sponsor contracts. Yet how can a football player improve his popularity and market value? The aim of this study is to examine whether a good performance during the 2012 European...

This paper investigates and compares the characteristics of independent directors and supervisory board members in Chinese listed firms. The occupational backgrounds of independent directors and supervisory board members in listed firms are very different. Besides, different firms have different...