https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/18953 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:30:18 GMT 2026-04-27T23:30:18Z https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19770 A political theory of Russian orthodoxy Grigoriadis, Theocharis In this paper, I test the effects of religious norms on the provision of public goods. My evidence is drawn from public goods experiments that I ran with regional bureaucrats in Tomsk and Novosibirsk, Russia. I introduce three treatments, which I define as degrees of Eastern Orthodox collectivist enforcement: 1. Solidarity, 2. Obedience, and 3. Universal discipline. I argue for the existence of an Eastern Orthodox hierarchy in the Russian bureaucracy that facilitates the delivery of public goods under conditions of universal discipline and the principal’s overfulfillment. Eastern Orthodox hierarchy is enforced through universal disciplinary monitoring, which induces collective punishment when the public good is not delivered. Contrary to conventional wisdom about freeriding in administrative institutions, higher ranks in Russian bureaucracies are associated with less freeriding. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19770 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19953 A transfer mechanism for a monetary union Engler, Philipp; Voigts, Simon We show in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium framework that the introduction of a common currency by a group of countries with only partially integrated goods markets, incomplete financial markets and no labor migration across member states, signi cantly increases volatility of consumption and employment in the face of asymmetric shocks. We propose a simple transfer mechanism between member countries of the union that reduces this volatility. Furthermore, we show that this mechanism is more efficient than anticyclical policies at the national level in terms of a better stabilization for the same budgetary effects for households while in the long run deeper integration of goods markets could reduce volatility signi cantly. Regarding its implementation, we show that the centralized provision of public goods and services at the level of the monetary union implies cross-country transfers comparable to the scheme under study. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19953 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19629 Die relative Bezahlung der Hochqualifizierten in Staat und Privatwirtschaft Corneo, Giacomo Dieser Beitrag schildert die Entwicklung der relativen Bezahlung der Hochqualifizierten in Staat und Privatwirtschaft in Westdeutschland seit 1977. Es zeigt sich, dass seit ca. 1987 die relative Bezahlung der Hochqualifizierten im öffentlichen Dienst im Vergleich zur Privatwirtschaft massiv zurückgegangen ist: Gegenüber vergleichbaren Stellen in der Privatwirtschaft beträgt der relative Rückgang zwischen 25 % und 55 %. Dieser beträchtliche Verlust an Wettbewerbsfähigkeit seitens des öffentlichen Dienstes suggeriert, dass in dieser Zeit eine bedeutsame Verschiebung bei der Befriedigung von Bedürfnissen stattgefunden hat: von sozialen hin zu privaten Bedürfnissen. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/19629 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/20102 Die Unzweckmäßigkeit physikalischer Metaphern und Begriffe für die Ökonomie als Erfahrungswissenschaft Muchlinski, Elke Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/20102 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z