Manuel Wörsdörfer

University of Maine

Assistant Professor

Orono, ME 04469

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

40

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Scholarly Papers (40)

10 Years ‘Equator Principles’: A Critical Economic-Ethical Analysis

Osgoode CLPE Research Paper No. 54/2013
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2014
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Equator Principles, Equator Principles Association, project finance, reputational risk, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance, multinational companies/business and human rights

10 Years Equator Principles: A Critical Appraisal

Karen Wendt (ed.) (2015): Responsible Investment Banking. Risk Management Frameworks, Sustainable Financial Innovations and Softlaw Standards; Cham, Springer; 475-503.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 198 (313,174)
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Equator Principles, Equator Principles Association, project finance, reputational risk, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance, multinational companies/business and human rights

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The Digital Markets Act and E.U. Competition Policy: A Critical Ordoliberal Evaluation

Forthcoming, Philosophy of Management
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 31 Aug 2022
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 433 (139,250)
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Digital Markets Act, Ordoliberalism, E.U. Competition Policy, Big Tech, Antitrust

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Challenging Voluntary CSR-Initiatives – A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the Equator Principles

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 07 Jul 2015
Alicia Hennig and Manuel Wörsdörfer
Technical University of Darmstadt and University of Maine
Downloads 411 (147,931)
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Barclays, CSR, Deutsche Bank, Equator Principles, JPMorgan Chase, RepRisk, UBS.

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Apple’s Antitrust Paradox

European Competition Journal, (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Jun 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 408 (149,191)

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Apple Inc., Antitrust, Competition Law and Policy, Digital Markets Act, Ordoliberalism

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On the Affiliation of Phenomenology and Ordoliberalism: Links between Edmund Husserl, Rudolf and Walter Eucken

Forthcoming in: The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought Vol. 18(4) (2011); pp. 551-578.
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 17 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2013
Rainer Klump and Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Frankfurt - Economics and Business Administration Area and University of Maine
Downloads 304 (205,799)
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Edmund Husserl, Rudolf and Walter Eucken, phenomenology, Ordoliberalism, social market economy

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Von Hayek and Ordoliberalism on Justice

Forthcoming in: Journal of the History of Economic Thought Vol. 35(3); pp. 291-317, 2013
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 24 Jan 2014
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Neoliberalism, Ordoliberalism, commutative and distributive justice, Walter Eucken, Friedrich August von Hayek

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Mitigating the Adverse Effects of AI With the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act: Hype or Hope?

Forthcoming in: Global Business and Organizational Excellence
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Dec 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 280 (224,240)
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Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, European Union, AI Act, AI Ethics/Regulation, Internet Governance

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‘Animal Behavioral Economics’: Lessons Learnt from Primate Research

Economic Thought 4.1: 80-106, 2015
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 272 (230,915)
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Primate research, mirror neurons, empathy, theory of mind, token economy, multi-level natural selection/group selection, dual motive theory, triune brain

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What Happened to ‘Big Tech’ and Antitrust? And How to Fix Them!

Forthcoming in: Philosophy of Management
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 249 (252,522)
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Big Tech, Digital Economy, Antitrust, Competition Law and Policy.

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An Ordoliberal Interpretation of Adam Smith

The Ordo Yearbook of Economic and Social Order 2010 Vol. 61; pp. 29-51.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Nov 2013
Rainer Klump and Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Frankfurt - Economics and Business Administration Area and University of Maine
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Adam Smith, Walter Eucken, Neoliberalism, Constitutional Economics

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Homo oeconomicus oder Homo culturalis? Aktuelle Herausforderungen für das ordoliberale Menschenbild (Homo Oeconomicus vs. Homo culturalis: Current Challenges to the Ordoliberal Idea of Man)

The Ordo Yearbook of Economic and Social Order, Vol. 63, pp. 135-158, 2012
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Nov 2013
Manuel Wörsdörfer and Carsten Dethlefs
University of Maine and Goethe University Frankfurt
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German Neoliberalism, Ordoliberalism, Social Market Economy, Homo oeconomicus, Homo culturalis

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Big Tech and Antitrust: An Ordoliberal Analysis

Forthcoming in: Philosophy & Technology
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 03 Jul 2022
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 210 (297,415)
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Big tech, ordoliberalism, antitrust, competition law and policy

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On the Economic Ethics of Walter Eucken

Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (ed.) 2010: 60 Years of Social Market Economy. Formation, Development and Perspectives of a Peacemaking Formula; Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Sankt Augustin; pp. 20-41
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 15 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2013
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Walter Eucken, German Neoliberalism, Ordoliberalism, Social Market Economy

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The Equator Principles and the ‘Business and Human Rights Debate’: Hype or Hope?

Roman Tomasic & Alice De Jonge (eds.): Research Handbook on Transnational Corporations; Cheltenham, Elgar, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 206 (302,834)
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Equator Principles; business and human rights debate; Ruggie-framework; UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; positive and leverage-based CSR

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Freiburg School of Law and Economics, Freiburg (Lehrstuhl-)Tradition and the Genesis of Norms

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 05 Feb 2014
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Freiburg School of Law and Economics, Freiburg (Lehrstuhl-)Tradition, genesis of norms, Walter Eucken, Wilhelm Röpke, Friedrich August von Hayek, Viktor Vanberg

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Equator Principles; Human Rights Due Diligence; ‘Protect, Respect and Remedy’ Framework; U.N. Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; Positive and Leverage-based Responsibility.

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Paternalistic Economic Policies: Foundations, Implications and Critical Evaluations

ORDO Yearbook of Economic and Social Order 66 (2015)
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Rainer Klump and Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Frankfurt - Economics and Business Administration Area and University of Maine
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Libertarian/soft paternalism; hard paternalism; Frey; Kahneman; Layard; Thaler/Sunstein; constitutional political economy; Ordnungspolitik/regulatory policy.

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Equator Principles: Bridging the Gap between Economics and Ethics?

Business and Society Review 120(2) (2015); 205-243
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 30 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 190 (326,310)
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Equator Principles, sustainable finance, corporate social responsibility, self-interest, common good.

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Inside the ‘Homo Oeconomicus Brain’: Towards a Reform of the Economics Curriculum?

Journal of Business Ethics Education 11 (2014); 1-36.
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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homo oeconomicus; self-selection vs. indoctrination hypothesis; economic education; economics curriculum; neuroscience; brain plasticity

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Climate Ethics and Climate Politics: Current Challenges and Potential Solutions

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 04 Dec 2019
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 184 (335,984)

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Climate science; climate ethics/justice; economics of climate change; climate politics

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Über die normativen Implikationen des Ordoliberalismus für die moderne Wirtschaftsethik (The Ethical-Normative Implications of German Ordoliberalism)

zfwu Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik 10(3); pp. 322-340, 2009
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Nov 2013
Rainer Klump and Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Frankfurt - Economics and Business Administration Area and University of Maine
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Ordoliberalism, Freiburg School of Economics, Walter Eucken, Liberty, Kantian Autonomy

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Individual versus Regulatory Ethics: An Economic-Ethical and Theoretical-Historical Analysis of German Neoliberalism

OEconomia. History, Methodology, Philosophy III-4-2013
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 17 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 21 Nov 2013
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Neoliberalism, Ordoliberalism, Freiburg School of Economics, Individual Ethics, Regulatory Ethics, Michel Foucault

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Walter Eucken: Foundations of Economics

Forthcoming in: T. Biebricher/P. Nedergaard/W. Bonefeld (eds.): Oxford Handbook of Ordoliberalism; Oxford, Oxford University Press
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Walter Eucken, Ordoliberalism, Freiburg School of Economics, Grundlagen der Nationalökonomie, Grundsätze der Wirtschaftspolitik

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Digital Platforms and Competition Policy: A Business-Ethical Assessment

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 159 (381,609)

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Ordoliberalism, Big Tech, Business Conduct, Antitrust, Competition Law and Policy

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Ordoliberalism 2.0: Towards a New Regulatory Policy for the Information Age

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2021
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 157 (385,837)
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Tech Industry; Ordoliberalism; Walter Eucken; Regulatory Policy; E.U. Competition Policy

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Brandeis and Eucken: Two Pioneers of the Modern ‘Big Tech and Antitrust Debate’

Forthcoming in: History of Economic Ideas
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 31 Aug 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Louis D. Brandeis, Walter Eucken, Antitrust, Competition Policy

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The ‘Societal Crisis of the Present’ as a Neoliberal Leitmotif

History of Economic Thought and Policy 2/2014; 77-109
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Ordoliberalism/German neoliberalism; Freiburg School of Law and Economics; Walter Eucken; Wilhelm Röpke; Alexander Rüstow; societal crisis of the present

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The E.U.’s Artificial Intelligence Act: An Ordoliberal Assessment

Forthcoming in: AI and Ethics
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 31 Aug 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 133 (441,022)

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Artificial Intelligence Act, AI Ethics, European Union, Ordoliberalism (2.0), Walter Eucken

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‘Free, Prior, and Informed Consent’ and Inclusion: Nussbaum, Ostrom, Sen and the Equator Principles Framework

Transnational Legal Theory 5(3) (2014); 464-488
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 131 (446,318)
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Equator Principles, Nussbaum, Ostrom, Sen, FPIC and inclusion, capabilities, commons/common pool resources

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Climate Finance – A Business-Ethical Analysis

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 13 Dec 2021
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Climate Finance; Equator Principles; Climate Bonds; Stranded Assets; Business Case for Climate Action

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Louis D. Brandeis and the New Brandeis Movement – Parallels and Differences

The Antitrust Bulletin, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Mar 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Louis D. Brandeis, Neo-Brandeisians, New Brandeis Movement, Antitrust, Competition Law/Policy.

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Walter Eucken on Patent Laws: Are Patents Just Nonsense Upon Stilts’?

Economic Thought Vol. 1(2); pp. 36-54
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Nov 2013
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Patents/patent laws, nineteenth century patent controversy, Ordoliberalism, Walter Eucken.

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Soziale Marktwirtschaft, Ordoliberalismus, Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit, sozioökonomische Teilhabe und Inklusion, Sozialpartnerschaft

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Louis Brandeis – Founding Father of Modern-Day Antitrust?

History of Economic Thought and Policy, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Mar 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Louis D. Brandeis, New Brandeis Movement, Antitrust, Competition Law/Policy, ‘Curse of Bigness.’

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Equator Principles – Now and Then

Forthcoming in Michael Schwartz & Howard Harris (eds.): Research in Ethical Issues in Organizations: The Ethical Contribution of Organizations to Society; Emerald.
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Jul 2015
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Equator Principles/EP III; Equator Principles Financial Institutions; Equator Principles Association; International Finance Corporation; Project Finance.

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AI Ethics and Ordoliberalism 2.0: Towards A ‘Digital Bill of Rights’

Forthcoming in: AI and Ethics
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 27 Nov 2023
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 89 (587,608)
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AI Ethics, AI Act, Walter Eucken, Ordoliberalism, Regulatory Policy, Antitrust

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Biden's Executive Order on AI and the E.U.'s AI Act: A Comparative Computer-Ethical Analysis

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Jul 2024
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
Downloads 74 (652,841)

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E.U.'s AI Act, AI Ethics, Executive Order on AI, (Generative) AI

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How to Assess the Democratic Qualities of a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative from a Habermasian Perspective? Deliberative Democracy and the Equator Principles Framework

Journal of Business Ethics, 2017
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Apr 2017
Wil Martens, Bastiaan van der Linden and Manuel Wörsdörfer
Radboud University Nijmegen, EDHEC Business School and University of Maine
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Equator Principles, Multi-stakeholder initiatives, Transnational (soft-law) regulation, Deliberative democracy, Habermas

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'Datafeudalism: The Domination of Modern Societies by Big Tech Companies': A Commentary

Philosophy & Technology, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 4 Posted: 12 Aug 2024
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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Biden's Executive Order on AI: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Possible Reform Steps

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Jul 2024
Manuel Wörsdörfer
University of Maine
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E.U.'s AI Act, AI Ethics, Executive Order on AI, (Generative) AI