Jerg Gutmann

University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics

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Economic Growth and Judicial Independence, a Dozen Years On: Cross-Country Evidence Using an Updated Set of Indicators

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Economic Growth and Judicial Independence, a Dozen Years On: Cross-Country Evidence Using an Updated Set of Indicators

European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 38, 2015
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 20 Aug 2014 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Stefan Voigt, Jerg Gutmann and Lars P. Feld
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and Walter Eucken Institute
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Judicial Independence, Economic Growth, Rule of Law, Constitutional Economics, Governance, Measuring Institutions

Economic Growth and Judicial Independence, a Dozen Years on: Cross-Country Evidence Using an Updated Set of Indicators

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5010
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Oct 2014
Stefan Voigt, Jerg Gutmann and Lars P. Feld
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and Walter Eucken Institute
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judicial independence, economic growth, rule of law, constitutional economics, governance, measuring institutions

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Believe, But Verify? - The Effect of Market Structure on Corruption In Religious Organizations

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Believe, But Verify? - The Effect of Market Structure on Corruption In Religious Organizations

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 15 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2016
Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Determinants of Corruption, Religious Market, Regulation, State Religion

Believe, But Verify? The Effect of Market Structure on Corruption in Religious Organizations

Kyklos, Vol. 68, Issue 2, pp. 153-164, 2015
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 07 Apr 2015
Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Lending a Hand to the Invisible Hand? Assessing the Effects of Newly Enacted Competition Laws

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Feb 2014
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Competition Law, Competition Policy, Economic Growth, Law and Economic Development, Corruption

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On the Wrong Side of the Law - Causes and Consequences of a Corrupt Judiciary

International Review of Law and Economics, Vol. 43, 2015
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Stefan Voigt and Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Corruption, Judiciary, Judicial Independence, Prosecutorial Independence, Judicial Accountability

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The Rule of Law and Constitutionalism in Muslim Countries

Public Choice, Vol. 162, No. 3-4, 2015
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 10 May 2014 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Islam, Islamic State Index, Sharia, Rule of Law, Constitutionalism, Endogenous Constitutions, Muslim Countries, Judicial Independence, Women’s Rights, Resource Curse

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Perception vs. Experience: Explaining Differences in Corruption Measures Using Microdata

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Perception vs. Experience: Explaining Differences in Corruption Measures Using Microdata

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2019
Jerg Gutmann, Fabio Padovano and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, Université de Rennes 1 and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Corruption Experience, Corruption Measurement, Corruption Perception, Governance Indicators, Institutional Quality, Subjective Indicators

Perception vs. Experience: Explaining Differences in Corruption Measures Using Microdata

CESifo Working Paper No. 8027
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jan 2020
Jerg Gutmann, Fabio Padovano and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, Université de Rennes 1 and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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corruption experience, corruption measurement, corruption perception, governance indicators, institutional quality, subjective indicators

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Turning Cheap Talk into Economic Growth: On the Relationship Between Property Rights and Judicial Independence

Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2013
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 02 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2013
Stefan Voigt and Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Property Rights, Credible Commitment, Independent Judiciary, Unbundling Property Rights, Transmission Channels, Constitutional Economics

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The Rule of Law: Measurement and Deep Roots

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The Rule of Law: Measurement and Deep Roots

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Nov 2015
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Rule of Law, Democracy, Dictatorship, Economic Development, Geography, Institutions

The Rule of Law: Measurement and Deep Roots

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 5670
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 28 Jan 2016
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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rule of law, democracy, dictatorship, economic development, geography, institutions

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Determinants of Constitutionally Safeguarded Judicial Review – Insights Based on a New Indicator

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Oct 2011
Jerg Gutmann, Bernd Hayo and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Marburg - School of Business & Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Constitutional Review, Judicial Independence, Constitutional Choice, Constitutional Change

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The Rule of Law and Islam

Edward Elgar Handbook on the Rule of Law, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Mar 2017
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Rule of Law, Islam, Shari’a, Constitutionalism, Muslim Countries

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The Economic Effects of International Sanctions: An Event Study

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The Economic Effects of International Sanctions: An Event Study

CESifo Working Paper No. 9007
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Apr 2021
Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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The Economic Effects of International Sanctions: An Event Study

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2021
Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Economic growth, event study, foreign influence, international sanctions, transmission channels

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Economic Sanctions and Human Rights: Quantifying Proportionality

Harvard Human Rights Journal, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 May 2018 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2022
Armin Steinbach, Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
HEC Paris, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Pulling Leviathan's Teeth – The Political Economy of Death Penalty Abolition

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Jan 2016
Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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capital punishment, death penalty abolition, political economy, positive constitutional economics, spatial policy diffusion, survival analysis

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Sanctioned to Death? The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Life Expectancy and Its Gender Gap

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Sanctioned to Death? The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Life Expectancy and Its Gender Gap

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2018
Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Gender Gap, Human Development, Life Expectancy, Sanctions, United Nations, United States

Sanctioned to Death? The Impact of Economic Sanctions on Life Expectancy and its Gender Gap

CESifo Working Paper No. 8033
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 31 Jan 2020
Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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gender gap, human development, life expectancy, sanctions, United Nations, United States

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Let the Sunshine in: Why Countries Adopt Freedom of Information Acts

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Mar 2014
Patrick Brown, Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Freedom of Information Acts, FOIA, Endogenous Constitutions, Governance, Transparency, Policy Diffusion

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Judicial Independence in the EU – A Puzzle

Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan (2017): Judicial Independence in the EU – A Puzzle, ILE Working Paper Series, No. 4
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 May 2017
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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judicial independence, EU Justice Scoreboard, informal institutions, culture

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Why Adopt a Federal Constitution? And Why Decentralize? – Determinants Based on a New Dataset

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 May 2017 Last Revised: 14 May 2017
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Federalism, Fiscal Federalism, Decentralization, Geography, Institutions, Endogenous Constitutions

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Precision-Guided or Blunt? The Effects of US Economic Sanctions on Human Rights

Universitat Trier, Research Papers in Economics, No. 9/16
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 07 Jul 2016 Last Revised: 15 Aug 2017
Jerg Gutmann, Matthias Neuenkirch and Florian Neumeier
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Trier - Faculty of Economics and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute
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Democratization, Discrimination, Economic Sanctions, Endogenous Treatment Model, Human Rights, Repression, United States

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Measuring Constitutional Loyalty: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 07 Feb 2022
Jerg Gutmann, Roee Sarel and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Constitutional loyalty, Constitutions, Courts, COVID-19, Judicial power

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The Comparative Constitutional Compliance Database

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Feb 2022
Jerg Gutmann, Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional compliance, constitutional economics, constitutional political economy, de jure-de facto gap, executive constraints, governance indicators, measurement of institutions

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Militant Constitutionalism – A Promising Concept to Make Constitutional Backsliding Less Likely?

Gutmann, Jerg; Voigt, Stefan (2019) : Militant Constitutionalism – A Promising Concept to Make Constitutional Backsliding less likely?, ILE Working Paper Series, No. 25, University of Hamburg, Institute of Law and Economics (ILE), Hamburg, 2019
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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constitutional compliance, militant democracy, militant constitutionalism, de jure de facto gap, democratic backsliding

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The Heterogeneous Effects of Natural Disasters on Human Rights

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Oct 2017
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Natural Disasters, Human Rights, Institutional Change, Repression

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Domestic Institutions and the Ratification of International Agreements in a Panel of Democracies

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Nov 2015
Florian Kiesow Cortez and Jerg Gutmann
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Political Economy, Constitutional Economics, International Agreements, Electoral Systems, Power-Sharing Institutions, Judicial Independence

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Coups, Regime Transition, and the Dynamics of Press Freedom

CESifo Working Paper No. 7198
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Oct 2018
Christian Bjørnskov, Andreas Freytag and Jerg Gutmann
Aarhus University - Department of Economics and Business, University of Jena - Department of Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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coup, political instability, press freedom

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When to Expect a Coup D'État? An Extreme Bound Analysis of Coup Determinants

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 6065
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 13 Oct 2016
Martin Gassebner, Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
ETH Zurich - KOF Swiss Economic Institute, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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coups d’état, military coups, coup-proofing, extreme bounds analysis

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Islamic Constitutions and Religious Minorities

Gouda, M., & Gutmann, J. (2021). Islamic Constitutions and Religious Minorities. Public Choice, 186, 243-265.
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2021
Moamen Gouda and Jerg Gutmann
Graduate School of International and Area Studies (GSIAS), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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minority rights, discrimination, constitutions, Islam, Islamic constitutionalism

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Family Types and Political Development

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Jun 2020
Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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Family types, family systems, family structures, ideology, state formation, constitutional structure, economic development

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Pacem in Terris: Are Papal Visits Good News for Human Rights?

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Pacem in Terris: Are Papal Visits Good News for Human Rights?

CESifo Working Paper No. 9598
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 03 Mar 2022
Marek Endrich and Jerg Gutmann
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Catholic Church, human rights, international political economy, pope, repression, rewards, sanctions

Pacem in Terris: Are Papal Visits Good News for Human Rights?

Posted: 21 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2022
Marek Endrich and Jerg Gutmann
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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Catholic Church; human rights; international political economy; pope; repression; rewards; sanctions

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Securing Personal Freedom Through Institutions – The Role of Electoral Democracy and Judicial Independence

IFN Working Paper No. 1269
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 02 May 2019
Niclas Berggren and Jerg Gutmann
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics
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freedom, democracy, judicial independence, political economy, institutions

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Shocking Noncompliance? Effects of Extreme Events on Constitutional Compliance

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 21 Jul 2022
Abishek Choutagunta, Jerg Gutmann and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics
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conflict, constitutional compliance, de jure-de facto gap, extreme events, natural disasters

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Banking Crises and Human Rights

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Jerg Gutmann, Katharina Pfaff and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, WU Vienna - Institute for Sociology and Empirical Social Research and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics

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Human Rights, Banking Crises, Endogenous Treatment Model

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Private-Sector Corruption: Measurement and Cultural Origins

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Viola Lucas and Jerg Gutmann
German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics

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Corruption Indicators, Determinants of Corruption, Private-sector Corruption, Culture, Individualism

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The Economics of Green Constitutions

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2016
Jerg Gutmann, Sina Imhof and Stefan Voigt
University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics, University of Hamburg - Institute of Law and Economics and University of Hamburg - Institute of Law & Economics

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Environmental Protection, Endogenous Constitutional Rights, Democracy, Future Orientation, Long-term Orientation