This paper theoretically and empirically investigates the effect of natural resource rents on the process of economic liberalization and a potential moderating effect of the level of democracy. A simple political-economic model is developed in which the government in an autocratic country faces...

Im Stil internationaler Lehrbücher ist diese Einführung längst zu einem Standardwerk geworden. Sie gibt in verständlicher Weise einen Grundriss mikro- und makroökonomischer Ansätze und erläutert anwendungsorientiert die wirtschaftlichen Zusammenhänge anhand konkreter Problemstellungen....

Green public procurement of construction activities has the potential to significantly reduce a municipality's environmental footprint. Moreover, it is likely to positively affect its citizens' implementation of green building practices. However, the degree of citizens' acceptance of sustainable...

For several decades, there has been a discussion in economics on how to appropriately measure economic welfare. Although it is common perception that a simple GDP evaluation bears several shortcomings, GDP per capita is still the most prominent measure of countries' welfare and of its...

For several decades, there has been a discussion in economics on how to appropriately measure economic welfare. Although it is common perception that a simple GDP evaluation bears several shortcomings, GDP per capita is still the most prominent measure of countries' welfare and of its...

This paper empirically analyzes the influence of rents from natural resources on the composition of government spending and investigates whether the relationship differs between democracies and autocracies. Both panel data and instrumental variable regressions suggest that there is a negative...

Green public procurement of construction activities has the potential to significantly reduce a municipality's environmental footprint. Moreover, it is likely to positively affect its citizens' implementation of green building practices. However, the degree of citizens' acceptance of sustainable...

This paper empirically analyzes the influence of rents from natural resources on the composition of government spending and investigates whether the relationship differs between democracies and autocracies. Both panel data and instrumental variable regressions suggest that there is a negative...

This paper theoretically and empirically investigates the effect of natural resource rents on the process of economic liberalization and a potential moderating effect of the level of democracy. A simple political-economic model is developed in which the government in an autocratic country faces...