Drawing on representative household data from the German Socio-Economic Panel, we examine the role of an early precursor of entrepreneurial development - parental role models - for the individual decision to become self-employed in the post-unified Germany. The findings suggest that the...

The article proposes an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of governmental units, giving autonomy to each individual as in a direct democracy. The mechanism is designed such that Pareto optimality is possible, in contrast to earlier models which make various...

The article proposes an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of governmental units, giving autonomy to each individual as in a direct democracy. The mechanism is designed such that Pareto optimality is possible, in contrast to earlier models which make various...

Was sind Freie Berufe? Ihr Wesen, ihre Bedeutung für den Menschen als Individuum und als soziales Werk? Wen oder was fordern Freie Berufe heraus, wenn sie Anforderungen an die Wissenschaft stellen? Die Fragestellungen formulieren die Konfrontation der Selbstverständnisse von Freien Berufen und...

Presents a complete and detailed constitutional framework applying the rational self-interest model and market mechanisms to intra and inter- governmental behaviour and collective decisions. In particular, the paper presents an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of...

What are "liberal professions"? Their essence, their importance for the person as an individual and as a social act? Who or what do libereal professions challenge if they ask for requirements for the "science"? The questions formulate the confrontation of the self-image of liberal professions...

The article proposes an enabling mechanism for the creation, adjustment and dissolution of governmental units, giving autonomy to each individual as in a direct democracy. The mechanism is designed such that Pareto optimality is possible, in contrast to earlier models which make various...

What are "liberal professions"? Their essence, their importance for the person as an individual and as a social act? Who or what do libereal professions challenge if they ask for requirements for the "science"? The questions formulate the confrontation of the self-image of liberal professions...