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A Governing Convention?
(2013)In this essay I argue that one can understand the relationship between those who rule and those who are ruled in civil society as an implicit contractual relationship or contract by convention. I use variations of the ... -
A Stochastic Model of the Co-evolution of Networks and Strategies
(2009)We consider a theoretical model of co-evolution of networks and strategies whose components are exclusively supported by experimental observations. We can show that a particular kind of sophisticated behavior (anticipatory ... -
Achieving Pareto-Optimality: Invisible Hands, Social Contracts, and Rational Deliberation
(2013)I begin with two simple, similar interactions. In one, maximizing agents will reach a Pareto-optimal equilibrium, in the other, they won't. The first shows the working of the Invisible Hand; the second, its limitations. ... -
Affective Social Ties—Missing Link in Governance Theory
(2012)Although governance is about interpersonal relationships, it appears that the antecedents and consequences of affective bonds (social ties) in social groups dealing with commonpool resources and public goods have been ... -
Akzeptanzprobleme von Wissenschaft und Technik in der Öffentlichkeit
(2003)Die vorliegend Arbeit behandelt die Akzeptanzprobleme von Wissenschaft und Technik und der hierauf gegründeten Industrien gegenüber der Öffentlichkeit bzw. den sie repräsentierenden Institutionen. Sie ist in Teil I und ... -
Anarchy, State, and Property
(2014)The fundamental function of the state is safeguarding the safety of its citizens. The combination of Nozick's invisible hand explanation with his theory of justice implies that individuals can have full private property ... -
ARCHIV GEWISSENSFREIHEIT
(2022-12-31)Das ARCHIV GEWISSENSFREIHEIT enthält eine systematisch geordnete Sammlung von Zusammenfassungen und Inhaltsangaben aus der Rechtsprechung und der philosophischen, theologischen, historischen, psychologischen und vor allem ... -
Die Atombombe : Hannah Arendt und der Kalte Krieg
(2011)Die Ära des Kalten Krieges hat einen zentralen Einfluss auf die Werke der Politischen Theoretikerin Hannah Arendt ausgeübt. Dieser Aspekt wurde in der bisherigen Arendt-Forschung wenig beachtet. "Die Atombombe. Hannah ... -
,Aus ökonomischer Sicht ...‘
(2009)Economists, and notably health economists, very often add to their policy recommendations the formula ,from an economic point of view‘. The contribution starts by exploring what the message of this clause to non-economists ... -
Automatic Actions: Challenging Causalism
(2011)I argue that so-called automatic actions—routine performances that we successfully and effortlessly complete without thinking such as turning a door handle, downshifting to 4th gear, or lighting up a cigarette—pose a ... -
Awards: A Disregarded Source of Motivation
(2009)Awards are prevalent in all societies and at all times. So far, however, they have escaped the attention of economists. This paper presents a first analysis of awards, distinguishing them from purely monetary forms of ... -
Bygones Are Bygones
(2009)`Bygones are bygones' might seem to be an analytic truth, lacking any substantive content. Yet, economists think that, when they state that bygones are bygones, they are asserting something interesting and important. ... -
Can a Humean Be a Contractarian?
(2009)In this paper I argue, contrary to Hartmut Kliemt, that it is possible to be both a Humean and, in James Buchanan's sense, a contractarian. Hume sees principles of justice and political allegiance not as actual or hypothetical ...