This paper discusses how economic ethics can profit from taking into account the results of behavioral economics. In contrast to the neo-classical mainstream of economics, behavioral economics does not presuppose the model of ‘economic man’, but explores the ways in which real human beings...

Motivation crowding out can lead to a reduction of 'higher' virtues, such as altruism or public spirit, in market contexts. This article discusses the role of virtue in the moral and economic theory of Adam Smith. It argues that because Smith's account of commercial society is based on 'lower'...

Hintergründe -- Flüchtlingssituation in Deutschland heute: Zahlen, Daten, Fakten -- Die Generation Y – Haltungen zur Flüchtlingsfrage -- Integration von Geflüchteten in das deutsche Wirtschaftssystem – Probleme, Potentiale, Perspektiven -- Herausforderungen und Chancen der...

"Shifting Categories of Work illuminates the ways in which our societies categorize work. Written by sociologists, philosophers, historians, and anthropologists as well as management and legal scholars, the contributions in this volume contrast different cultural practices and frameworks of...