Recent technological developments have enabled a wide array of new applications in financial markets, e.g. big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, and robo-advising, inter alia. While traditionally comprising of...

In April 2014, best-selling author Michael Lewis released a high profile book “Flash Boys” on how investment brokerages for almost a decade colluded with stock exchanges and high-frequency traders to the detriment of other investors and the stability of the market as a whole. The book was...

A questionnaire administered to two independent student samples examined the assumptions behind the theories of the Chicago School of Economics. On the normative question statements the respondents did not agree with these assumptions. Furthermore, the normative position of the respondents...

Democracy and capitalism are two of the most consequential institutional systems in the world. However, their dynamic complexity and the turmoil within and between these systems makes them challenging to learn. High-engagement teaching can bring the subjects alive, motivate student exploration,...

Die moderne Volkswirtschaftslehre wirkt auf andere Wissenschaften, auf die Gesellschaft und die Politik ein. Im Kontext dazu wird in dem Paper das disziplinäre Selbstverständnis von Ökonominnen und Ökonomen herausgearbeitet, wie es den wichtigsten Lehrbüchern des Faches inhärent ist....

This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e....

This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e....

Ethische Prinzipen für den Forschungsprozess selbst und dessen Transfer ("Verwertung") sind nur durch Selbstdisziplin der Akteure durchsetzbar - für das erlernen dieser professionellen Disziplin sind nicht Formulare und Kommissionen, sondern die Lehre und Ausbildung des Nachwuchses zentral....

This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e....

This paper analyzes the early research performance of PhD graduates in labor economics, addressing the following questions: Are there major productivity differences between graduates from American and European institutions? If so, how relevant is the quality of the training received (i.e....