Ökologische Ökonomen trafen sich per Zoom in den Jahren 2021 und 2021 regelmäßig mit Mitarbeitern des Vatikans, um in einem Circle of Ecological Economic Elders (CoEEE) wichtige Impulse aus der 2015 veröffentlichten Enzyklika von Papst Franziskus "Laudato sí. Über die Sorge für das...

Ein Finanzparlament oder vergleichbares Gremium anderen Namens würde finanzielle Entscheidungen treffen oder zumindest kontrollieren für seine jeweilige Organisation, sei diese ein Staat, eine internationale Vereinigung oder ein Verein. Stimmrechte für ein Finanzparlament würden nicht nach...

Es wird vorgeschlagen, die individuellen Steuerzahler jeweils entscheiden zu lassen, wofür die von ihnen gezahlten Steuern verwendet werden sollen, z. B. durch Zuweisung an einzelne Haushaltstitel oder größere Positionen im Staatshaushalt. Außerdem sollen die Steuerzahler wählen dürfen,...

Es wird vorgeschlagen, die individuellen Steuerzahler jeweils entscheiden zu lassen, wofür die von ihnen gezahlten Steuern verwendet werden sollen, z. B. durch Zuweisung an einzelne Haushaltstitel oder größere Positionen im Staatshaushalt. Außerdem sollen die Steuerzahler wählen dürfen,...

How can we better understand the relationship between capitalism and democracy today? This article challenges the prevailing "independence thesis" that views capitalism and democracy as separate and often antagonistic systems. By revisiting Adam Smith's integrationist approach to political...

Libertarian paternalism is "the set of interventions aimed at overcoming the unavoidable cognitive biases and decisional inadequacies of an individual by exploiting them in such a way as to influence her decisions (in an easily reversible manner) towards choices that she herself would make if...

This paper examines paternalistic preferences in large-scale experiments in the U.S. Participants decide whether to intervene to prevent a stakeholder, mistaken about their options, to make a choice that is misaligned with their preferences. We find that the willingness to intervene strongly...

Ein Finanzparlament oder vergleichbares Gremium anderen Namens würde finanzielle Ent­scheidungen treffen oder zumindest kontrollieren für seine jeweilige Organisation, sei diese ein Staat, eine internationale Vereinigung oder ein Verein. Stimmrechte für ein Finanz­parlament würden nicht...

Ökologische Ökonomen trafen sich per Zoom in den Jahren 2021 und 2021 regelmäßig mit Mitarbeitern des Vatikans, um in einem Circle of Ecological Economic Elders (CoEEE) wichtige Impulse aus der 2015 veröffentlichten Enzyklika von Papst Franziskus "Laudato sí. Über die Sorge für das...

Dieser Aufsatz rekonstruiert aus ordonomischer Perspektive die Ratlosigkeit, mit der George Stigler 1979 der säkularen Ausdehnung staatlicher Aktivitäten im 20. Jahrhundert gegenüberstand. Stigler interpretierte das Staatswachstum handlungstheoretisch (als Akteursproblem) als Ergebnis von...

"The data from text digitization show that "liberal" acquired a sustained political signification for the first time around 1769: the liberal policy principles of Adam Smith and his associates. The bodies of evidence include: (1) the non-occurrence in English prior to 1769 (with a few...

This article examines the interpretation of Adam Smith's writings in The Birth of Biopolitics, where Foucault delves into market processes, the government's role, the nature of economic knowledge, the dynamics of the "invisible hand," and the complex relationship between society and the state....

Using a series of controlled laboratory experiments involving decisions to intervene in others’ choice opportunities; we find that groups grant more autonomy to others than individuals. This finding is robust across two decision contexts, one involving individual decision-making (Internality)...

Purpose - Using composite indices, the paper examines the nexus between militarization, globalization and liberal democracy. The democratic peace theory, the conflict inhibiting effects of international trade - a key and dominant facet of globalization - and the democracy promoting globalization...

For several decades, what has been called the "liberal cosmopolitan-minded urban elites" set the political agenda of Western democracies (Dold and Krieger 2019a). They aimed at personal freedom and upward social mobility by means of a meritocratic system that was safeguarded by a combination of...

Ethiopia has long been in a period of upheaval characterised by massive levels of violence. Relations between the largest ethnic groups are in flux, as is their relationship with the government. The state lacks legitimacy in the central regions of the country, its monopoly on the use of force is...

Javier Milei's disruptive political style does not appear to have changed since taking office as Argentina's president on 10 December 2023. He continues to behave, including on social media, as an aggressive, lone warrior leading a crusade. Milei's government policies are largely in line with...

I explore the fact that the Mongol Empire invaded most of Eurasia but left Western Europe untouched. I hypothesize that differences in exposure to the Mongols resulted in divergent institutional paths. Where the Mongols invaded, they set up highly centralized autocratic institutions. Meanwhile,...

Der klassische Liberalismus hat die Sicherung individueller Freiheit zum Ziel - im politischen Liberalismus durch die Gewährleistung der Menschwürde und der demokratischen Rechte, im Wirtschaftsliberalismus durch die Sicherung der Freiheit wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten. Mit Bezug auf...

In recent decades, the surge of populist movements and leaders has captivated the attention of scholars, policymakers, and the general public around the world. The rise of populism and populists has prompted a profound reevaluation of the dynamics within democratic societies and the complex...

Der klassische Liberalismus hat die Sicherung individueller Freiheit zum Ziel - im politischen Liberalismus durch die Gewährleistung der Menschwürde und der demokratischen Rechte, im Wirtschaftsliberalismus durch die Sicherung der Freiheit wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten. Mit Bezug auf...

We leverage a unique dataset at the municipality level in Italy to examine the factors that drive support for two separate referendum campaigns - one on the decriminalization of cannabis cultivation and the other on physician-assisted suicide. Using machine learning techniques, we identify key...

The rise of independent institutions, such as central banks, has generated an ongoing debate on their democratic credentials and legitimacy. The normative appraisal depends on the conception of democracy adopted. While critics frequently espouse a majoritarian conception, this paper argues that...

Socialists have never been shy of sketching out their dreams of a better world, but that better world has never materialised in socialist countries. Indeed, socialism has frequently achieved the precise opposite of what was intended by its architects.The first part of Towards a Liberal Utopia?...

Honors Research: PPE @ UPenn | This thesis seeks to address some of the most central questions to the fields of political philosophy and political economy. How can social order and government develop from anarchy under standard economic assumptions of rationality, where all agents act strictly...

Libertarianism is a “many splendored” philosophy, with various dimensions contending with one another. Included is anarcho-capitalism, monarchism or limited government libertarianism, constitutionalism, and classical liberalism. Each category has a different perspective on taxation. This...

This chapters surveys the main ideas and tensions in the classical liberal treatment of defense, international relations, and war-making. This sets the stage for a discussion of the feasibility of interstate federalism by identifying key issues and challenges that such a system will need to...

Der klassische Liberalismus hat die Sicherung individueller Freiheit zum Ziel - im politischen Liberalismus durch die Gewährleistung der Menschwürde und der demokratischen Rechte, im Wirtschaftsliberalismus durch die Sicherung der Freiheit wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten. Mit Bezug auf...

In this paper, we evaluate the efficiency of the French State aid plan for broadband deployment, the Plan France Très Haut Débit. According to State aid rules, public subsidies should not be substitute for private investment and should target areas with market failures. We estimate a...

I explore the fact that the Mongol Empire invaded most of Eurasia but left Western Europe untouched. I hypothesize that differences in exposure to the Mongols resulted in divergent institutional paths. Where the Mongols invaded, they set up highly centralized autocratic institutions. Meanwhile,...