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La pratique qui consiste a recourir a des conseils scientifiques dans le monde politique semble etre dans une situation paradoxale : d'un cote, on considere ces conseils comme figes ideologiquement et peu informatifs, mais de l'autre, on y a regulierement et frequemment recours.
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Um zu zeigen, dass wirtschaftliche Aktivitäten dem Gemeinwohl dienen, wird als normative Referenz im allgemeinen das Pareto-Kriterium verwendet. Dieses lässt sich auch in begrenztem Rahmen zur Rechtfertigung politischer Entscheidungen nutzen. Damit solche Entscheidungen getroffen werden...
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In response to recent negative publicity within and outside the economics profession, the Verein für Socialpolitik instituted a Code of Ethics for its members in 2012. The Code is based on central three principles of transparency, objectivity, and fairness. This essay presents a rationalization...
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Whether democracy or capitalism should have normative priority depends on the philosophical point of view but also how both are defined. The more relevant perspective is, however, the positive one. Formally, politics dominate, but the economy often dominates de facto because political decisions...
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Das schwache Rationalitaetsprinzip ist eine heuristische Regel, wie man in den Sozialwissenschaften sinnvollerweise vorgehen kann. Es ist notwendiger Bestandteil jeder ‚verstehenden‘ Sozialwissenschaft im Sinne von Max Weber. Zunaechst werden dieses Prinzip und seine Rolle im Rahmen der...
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There is an intensive dispute in political economics about the impact of institutions on income redistribution. While the main focus is on comparison between different forms of representative democracy, the influence of direct democracy on redistribution has attracted much less attention. In...
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In this paper we discuss the main taxation related problems which arise from internet commerce. Additionally, a survey of the economic literature about this problem is provided. This literature mainly deals with the United States. First, effects on indirect taxation are discussed. Then, we deal...
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According to the Leviathan Model, fiscal federalism is a binding constraint on revenuemaximizing government. The competitive pressure of fiscal federalism reduces public sector size, as compared to unitary states. This study uses panel data of Swiss cantons from 1980 to 1998 to empirically...
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Zunächst wird eine kurze Übersicht über die verschiedenen Wege empirischer Forschung gegeben, die heute begangen werden. Danach wird die historische Entwicklung der empirischen Wirtschaftsforschung aufgezeigt. Es folgt eine Darstellung der Grundkonzeption der traditionellen ökonometrischen...
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Using an applied general equilibrium of the Swiss economy the economic consequences of an environmental tax reform are analysed. Such a reform is followed by a substantial reduction of C02 emissions and the use of non-renewable energy (first dividend), and a reduction of involuntary...
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