Nach den Ergebnissen der Managerbefragung ist eine große Mehrheit der Unternehmen Mitglied in einem (Wirtschafts-)Verband und mit der Arbeit der Verbände zufrieden. Etwa 10% denken über einen Austritt aus einem Verband nach. Der Einfluss von Gewerkschaften auf die Politik ist in den letzten...

This paper describes individuals' perceptions and normative valuations of executive compensation using comparable survey data for fifteen OECD member countries. An overwhelming majority of individuals (more than 90%) believes that top executives earn more than they actually deserve. However,...

CEOs of public companies have influence over the political spending of their firms, which has been attracting significant attention since the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United. Furthermore, the policy views expressed by CEOs receive substantial consideration from policymakers and the...

Can political leaders change constituents' beliefs? If so, is it rhetoric, identity, or the interaction of the two that matters? We construct a large-scale experiment where participants are exposed to anti-immigrant and pro-immigrant speeches from both Presidents Obama and Trump. We benchmark...