Empirical evidence suggests that social acceptance of redistribution depends on whether income differences result from preferences (of which individuals are responsible) or from circumstances. We propose a new empirical method that measures the importance of preferences in the distribution of...

Purpose - Egypt could face total water depletion by 2050 due to the current waterscarcity of aboutseven billion cubic meters. Climatic shocks worsen this crisis, alongside Ethiopia's unilateral construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This has caused a stalemate, raising...

Public administrations continue to adopt open data initiatives. These initiatives involve creating, releasing, and re-using data sets on political, social, and economic aspects, which are published in machine-readable, interoperable formats and under open licenses. Yet, many open data...

We study how incarceration experience shapes preferences for criminal justice policies. In collaboration with a newly opened prison, we conducted a randomized field experiment that offered citizens the opportunity to experience up to two days of incarceration, closely replicating the real-life...

Ökologische Ökonomen trafen sich per Zoom in den Jahren 2021 und 2021 regelmäßig mit Mitarbeitern des Vatikans, um in einem Circle of Ecological Economic Elders (CoEEE) wichtige Impulse aus der 2015 veröffentlichten Enzyklika von Papst Franziskus "Laudato sí. Über die Sorge für das...

Der vorliegende internationale Gerechtigkeitsindex zeigt, dass Deutschland trotz wirtschaftlicher Krisen, unkontrollierter Zuwanderung, demografischem Wandel sowie der Transformation der Wirtschaft durch Digitalisierung, Dekarbonisierung und Deglobalisierung im internationalen Vergleich kein...

In ihrem Bemühen, eine hochwertige Patienten- versorgung trotz knapper personeller Ressourcen sicherzustellen, greifen Krankenhäuser vermehrt auf Springerpool-Modelle zurück. Bisher werden deren Vorteile insbesondere auf organisatorischer und finanzieller Ebene sowie hinsichtlich einer...

What factors influence refugees' perceptions of justice in bureaucratic institutions? As global migration movements draw increasing attention, migrants' experiences as constituents in destination countries merit further research. Drawing evidence from the 2018 survey of refugees participating in...

The German Constitutional Court is not only selective in publishing its rulings. Actually more than 90% of the rulings do even come without written reasons (and are then not made publicly available either). As there is no comparison group to study, one cannot try to find causes, let alone...

Despite widespread concern about climate change, voluntary mitigation efforts often fail to maximize impact. In two online experiments (n = 1, 500), we elicit willingness to mitigate (WTM) by allowing subjects to delete actual CO2 allowances and examine how they allocate the WTM between their...

In a laboratory experiment, we study the role of fairness ideals as focal points in coordination problems in homogeneous and heterogeneous groups. We elicit the normatively preferred behavior about how a subsequent coordination game should be played. In homogeneous groups, people share a unique...

Schelling (1956) first clarified how power to reduce one’s freedom of choice might benefit a bargaining party. A commitment to reject proposals, when successful, may force concessions from opponents who otherwise might have an upper hand. This paper experimentally studies credible commitments...

This research uses fuzzy set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to explore the role of perceived fairness in promoting objective behavior in peer assessment. Drawing on three key antecedents - outcome fairness, anonymity, and explanation - the paper presents multiple combinations of...

In a laboratory experiment, we study the role of fairness ideals as focal points in coordination problems in homogeneous and heterogeneous groups. We elicit the normatively preferred behavior about how a subsequent coordination game should be played. In homogeneous groups, people share a unique...

Inequality often arises from strategic interactions among individuals. This is so because risky investments can not only be resolved by chance (natural risk), but also by others' actions (social risk). We study how these different sources of inequality shape fairness judgments and the level of...

This paper examines the role of populist narratives in local resistance to renewable energy projects in Germany. Using survey data and seven case studies of wind energy and grid expansion projects across diverse geographical and socio-economic contexts, the study analyzes the arguments and...

This paper explores the global landscape of civil resistance to mineral extraction and its implications for the political sustainability of the energy transition. As global demand for critical minerals accelerates in association with the energy transition, there is a growing imperative to secure...

This study investigates how providing fairness and effectiveness reasoning for obesity prevention policies impacts support for these policies. We used an online experimental survey to measure support for 12 policies. 1,353 participants were randomly shown a control version (basic description), a...

he energy transition is not only topical in an European context, but has important ramification for the Global South. In his master’s thesis, Jakob Rammer addresses this global dimension and provides a nuanced analysis of energy projects in Chile supported by European actors. Using the example...

Countries across the EU are gradually digitalising their justice systems. They are increasingly using tools such as video conferencing and audio recordings for remote hearings, as well as AI-driven tools and systems. These advances offer significant opportunities to make justice more efficient,...

Countries across the EU are gradually digitalising their justice systems. They are increasingly using tools such as video conferencing and audio recordings for remote hearings, as well as AI-driven tools and systems. These advances offer significant opportunities to make justice more efficient,...