Despite its small size, Israel is a global player in biotechnology. This has been made possible by Government initiatives, and by a permissive regulatory framework. Especially at the level of discourse, Israelis generally employ a positive attitude to science and technologies that are...

Drawing upon qualitative interviews with monozygotic (identical) twins sharing 100% of their genes, and with dizygotic (fraternal) twins and singletons as control groups, this paper explores what it means to be genetically identical. (The twins interviewed were from the TwinsUK register in...

Als Alternative zu neoliberalen Kostensenkungsstrategien wird häufig das Konzept einer qualitätsorientierten Wettbewerbsfähigkeit als Ziel wirtschaftspolitischer Intervention propagiert. Wesentliche Erfolgsbedingung dieses Ansatzes ist die Beteiligung der Arbeitnehmer an unternehmerischen...

In this study we examine the impact of communication networks on decision making in five-person committees. Within the framework of a group dictator game the committees must reach a majority choice for one collective transfer. We focus on the effect of the group structure on the collective...

We introduce a three-person redistribution game with preplay communication. Three focal points of the game are derived from different equity standards and Rawls' difference principle. An experimental test confirms our hypothesis that equity in terms of effort-proportionality is not pursued at...

Perspectives for a Theory of Need-based Distributive Justice -- Need-based Justice from the Perspective of Philosophy -- Identifying Needs: The Psychological Perspective -- Need-based Justice: A Sociological Perspective -- Collective Decisions on Need-based Distribution: A Political Science --...