diese Theorie beginnt dort, wo der Preismechanismus versagt. Diese Einführung ist für alle geschrieben, die ihr VWL-Grundwissen aktuell erweitern wollen. Für die dritte Auflage wurde der Text weitgehend neu verfaßt, um neuere Entwicklungen und jüngste Forschungsergebnisse auf diesem Gebiet...

Summary This paper is a brief history of game theory with its main theme being the nature of the decision makers assumed in the various stages of its historical development. It demonstrates that changes in the “image of man” nourished the developments of what many believe to be progress in...

Summary There is an ongoing discussion about the relationship of power and preferences: Is power reflected in what the agents can do and what they want to do, or, alternatively, are preferences and power two separate dimensions of determining the outcome of decisionmaking? In the latter case...

This paper takes a fresh and comprehensive look at how intellectual property rights (IPR) interact with formal standardisation activities. The interaction of these two institutions is integral to the working of the innovation infrastructure. Since the 1980s, this has especially been true for...