Abstract: The impact of uncertainty on the decision-making of economic agents, such as firms and households, is a important but often neglected element of micro- and macroeconomic theory. With the onset of the financial crisis in 2007 and the strong increase in uncertainty that accompanied it,...

In Chapter 1 of the dissertation, the role of social networks is analyzed as an important determinant in the search behavior of the unemployed. Based on the hypothesis that the unemployed generate information on vacancies through their social network, search theory predicts that individuals with...

Transformation und EU-Integration entwickeln sich in Mittel- und Osteuropa parallel zueinander. Dieses Buch nimmt die wechselseitige Verknüpfung beider Prozesse in den Blick und geht folgenden Fragen nach: Wie gestaltet sich die Demokratisierung im Osten Europas? Welche Verflechtungen bestehen...