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In this paper the view of humankind and nature upon which the thinking of Malthus is founded will be reflected on and contrasted with the opposed understanding of his contemporary Wordsworth. We show that the economic considerations of both are based decidedly on the premise of these views, and...
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Using Adam Smith's notion of an 'invisible hand', this extraordinary contribution identifies dogmatic versus pragmatic views of free markets. Published posthumously, with new contributions by Rod O'Donnell, Daniel B. Klein and Christopher Torr, this book outlines Mittermaier's main thesis and...
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Ákos Navratil (1875-1952) is an outstanding theoretical economist from the first half of the 20th century. A selection of his works was published as volume 8 in the series Classics in Hungarian Economics (Old truths and new theories in economics by Ákos Navratil, (int., ed. by M. Hild)). The...
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This book considers the relationship between Hayek and Mill, taking issues with Hayek's criticism of Mill and providing a broader perspective of the liberal tradition. Featuring contributions from the likes of Ross Emmett, Leon Montes and Robert Garnett, these chapters ask whether Hayek had an...
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Die Bundeswehr steht derzeit vor einer ihrer größten Umstrukturierungen. Vorgesehen ist eine Neugliederung der Streitkräfte in Eingreif-, Stabilisierungs- und Unterstützungsverbände. In diesem Zusammenhang stellt sich erneut die Frage nach der Beibehaltung der Wehrpflicht. Diese ist aus...
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Die sogenannte Wehrstrukturkommission hat in ihrem im Mai vorgelegten Gutachten ihre Empfehlungen zur künftigen Wehrstruktur nicht ökonomisch begründet. Wie ist die Wehrpflicht aus ökonomischer Sicht zu beurteilen?
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We study from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective how a network of military alliances and enmities affects the intensity of a conflict. The model combines elements from network theory and from the politico-economic theory of conflict. We obtain a closed-form characterization of the...
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While the idea is controversial, it is quite possible that, at least under certain circumstances, the fighting effectiveness of a conscript army can equal that of a professional army. For any army, fighting effectiveness is not only influenced by the degree of psychological cohesion among...
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Diese kleine Arbeit liefert einen vollständigen Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, ökonomische Methoden zur Analyse militärischer Fragen einzusetzen. Entwickelt wird eine Taxonomie von Ansätzen, wobei jeder Ansatz durch ein holzschnittartiges Beispielmodell illustriert wird. Dieses kann...
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