Die Versorgung mit Energie ist die Basis unseres Wohlstands. Eine unbeschränkte Nutzung bisheriger Energieträger, ob zur Strom- und Wärmeerzeugung oder auch für den Verkehr, trägt aber zugleich wesentlich zum Klimawandel bei. Der Beschluss, alle deutschen Kernkraftwerke bis 2022 still zu...

This article assesses the role of the public sector in adaptation to climate change. We first offer a definition and categorization of climate change adaptation. We then consider the primary economic principles that can guide the assignment of adaptation tasks to either the private or the public...

This paper proposes a screening approach to explain why dating is associated with purchasing status products and conspicuous gift giving. A potential bride searching for a husband may seek to screen candidates whose income is only partially observable. Taking into account that she also bears...

We study deception choices and deception detection in a tax compliance experiment. We find large systematic differences in individual deception abilities. Tax payers are conscious about their own deception abilities. The empirical outcomes are in line with a theory suggesting that tax payers...

Leaders compensate supporters not just for performing their duties but also in order to preempt an overthrow by the same supporters. We show how succession rules affect the power of leaders relative to supporters as well as the resources expended on possible succession struggles. We compare two...