Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird die Publikation von BECKMANN, V. (2000): Transaktionskosten und institutionelle Wahl in der Landwirtschaft : Zwischen Markt, Hierarchie und Kooperation besprochen.

20 years after unification, the East German twin's economic position is relatively stagnant compared to most of the West German productivity and income variables. The strong initial takeoff until the mid-end 1990s ended at a level of 70% to 80% of the western reference. In this paper, two...

The importance of investment in early childhood education (ECE) has been widely documented in the literature. Among the benefits, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, is its potential to mitigate educational inequality. However, some evidence also suggests that the positive...

Does democracy help Kenyan citizens to struggle against the HIV epidemic? Yet, very little attention has been devoted to establish whether political regimes react differently to the HIV infection. Using an electoral definition of democracy makes a contribution in understanding which aspects of...

Although entrepreneurship plays a key role in economic development, it remains largely unknown. The reason is that it is challenging to measure entrepreneurship objectively and identify its determinants. In this paper, we analyze the effect of a particular feature of the institutional landscape,...

In the area of International Business (IB), a substantial body of research has accumulated analyzing the effect of various host country characteristics on foreign direct investments (FDI). Special attention has been given to institutions. However, the conventional approach of addressing...

Wissen und Institutionen sind wichtige Entwicklungsfaktoren für die sogenannten Niedrigeinkommensländer. Was dabei genau unter 'Wissen' und 'Institutionen' zu verstehen ist und welche politischen Folgerungen zu ziehen sind - dies sind die zentralen Fragen, mit denen sich der...

Wenn Ökonomen nach Erklärungen suchen, warum Volkswirtschaften verschiedener Länder so unterschiedliche Erfolge nachzuweisen haben, widmen sie sich in zunehmendem Maße dem Studium der unterschiedlichen Qualität der Institutionen. Warum war es gerade Europa, das in den letzten Jahrhunderten...