Principal-agent models take outside options, determining participation and incentive constraints, as given. We construct a general equilibrium model where workers' reservation wages and the maximum punishment acceptable before workers quit are instead determined endogenously. We simultaneously...

Changes in the role of collective action at the international level, in the international economic environment, and, most importantly, our better understanding of economics in general require that we rethink the role of international financial institutions (IFIs). For multilateral development...

Wieder ein imponierend faktenreiches, problemorientiertes Werk nach "Die roaring nineties" (BA 3/04) und "Die Schatten der Globalisierung" (BA 7/02) des Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträgers. Globalisierungsdebatte und die Einschätzungen des Autors haben sich nach dem 11.9.2001 und den folgenden...