Bildungsungleichheiten sind ein Strukturmerkmal moderner Gesellschaften (Becker und
Lauterbach 2008a; Müller et al. 1997; Müller und Karle 1993; Blossfeld und Shavit 1993a …

Global competition now shapes economies and societies in ways unimaginable only a few
years ago, and competition (or'antitrust') law is a key component of the legal framework for …

The New Institutional Politics is a comparative study of the impact of political institutions
upon outcomes, and covers some of the major themes in the new institutionalism. It looks at …

Zusammenfassung Das Konzept der Pfadabhängigkeit hat sich zu einem der meist
genutzten Erklärungsansätze der sozialwissenschaftlichen und ökonomischen Forschung …

Existing field experimental research unequivocally shows the existence of ethnic
discrimination in the labour market. Furthermore, studies have documented considerable …

Informal institutions influence all aspects of international business (IB), but they have
received limited attention in the literature relative to formal institutions. This article extends …

Dieses Buch hätte nicht geschrieben werden können ohne die Unterstützung vieler
Kolleginnen und Kollegen, denen ich in verschiedenen Arbeits-und …

O problema da relação entre os atores e as estruturas sociais onde eles estão imersos é
fundamental para a teoria sociológica. Este artigo sugere que o foco" neo-institucionalista" …

This article first describes the history of the use of the term 'new institutional economics'(NIE)
since its introduction by Oliver Williamson. It shows how the term has evolved from a generic …

The Introduction to this Handbook makes the point that formal institutions are not the only
source of contemporary governance. This is obviously true, and has been true historically as …