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Stefan Voigt
@stefanvoigt.bsky.social
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Prof at University of Hamburg; Director Institute of Law & Economics; the New Institutional Economics, Public Choice, Constitutional Economics https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=de&user=LUp0E0oAAAAJ&pagesize=80&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate .. more

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Stefan Voigt is a German economist and one of the Directors of the University of Hamburg's Institute of Law and Economics. He is also a Fellow of CESifo in Munich.

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 21d
Happy to share that our paper (with Christian Bjørnskov) is online.
We analyze states of emergency declared during Covid - and find that many of them were unlawful and democracies were more likely to disregard their constitutions than autocracies.

Take a look!
link.springer.com/10.1007/s106...
Covid and the constitution: unlawful states of emergency during the pandemic - European Journal of Law and Economics
The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 gave rise to an unprecedented number of emergency declarations across the world. Recent research shows that the transfer of substantial discretionary power to th...
link.springer.com

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Aug 28
Vielen Dank für das nette Gespräch!
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Universität Hamburg @uni-hamburg.de · Aug 28
Ob bei Rotkäppchen oder Hans im Glück: In Sagen und Märchen werden seit Jahrhunderten Werte und Normen weitergegeben. Ein Forschungsteam um Prof. @stefanvoigt.bsky.social von der Uni Hamburg hat mit KI untersucht, ob sie damit heute noch Einfluss auf das Wachstum von Staaten haben.
Es war einmal … ein Projekt zum Zusammenhang zwischen Märchen und Wirtschaftswachstum
Ein Forschungsteam um Prof. Dr. Stefan Voigt hat untersucht, ob die Werte in Märchen heute noch Einfluss auf das Wachstum von Staaten haben.
www.uni-hamburg.de
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Universität Hamburg @uni-hamburg.de · Aug 28
Ob bei Rotkäppchen oder Hans im Glück: In Sagen und Märchen werden seit Jahrhunderten Werte und Normen weitergegeben. Ein Forschungsteam um Prof. @stefanvoigt.bsky.social von der Uni Hamburg hat mit KI untersucht, ob sie damit heute noch Einfluss auf das Wachstum von Staaten haben.
Es war einmal … ein Projekt zum Zusammenhang zwischen Märchen und Wirtschaftswachstum
Ein Forschungsteam um Prof. Dr. Stefan Voigt hat untersucht, ob die Werte in Märchen heute noch Einfluss auf das Wachstum von Staaten haben.
www.uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Aug 5
Discussion paper out!

- Together with Mahdi Khesali and Nadia von Jacobi, we introduce the Historical Values Survey.
- Information on values and norms is elicited from more than 27,000 folk narratives.
- The Survey covers up to 172 countries.

Have a look!

dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn...
Once Upon a Time: Introducing the Historical Values Survey
This article introduces the Historical Values Survey. It contains information on historically prevalent values and norms encouraging cooperation, altruism, work
dx.doi.org
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · May 15
thnx Svend-Erik, read it weeks ago and already cited it ...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · May 5
Hamburg Lectures in Law & Economics resume!

On May 7 at 18.15, Nada Maamoun from Uni Kiel will present her research on

"Measuring Compliance with the Paris Agreement"

The lecture will take place at the Institute (room 223). To join via Zoom, pls register under [email protected]
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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · Mar 28
3️⃣ @jerggutmann.bsky.social Jarosław Kantorowicz & @stefanvoigt.bsky.social explore how citizens in Poland and Germany define and value the rule of law
How do citizens define and value the rule of law? A conjoint experiment in Germany and Poland
Democratic and rule of law backsliding are observed worldwide, but in Europe these tendencies are particularly salient as they endanger the entire European Union's cohesion. Poland, along with Hung...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Mar 10
Happy to share that our paper on constitutional loyalty, jointly written with #JergGutmann and #RoeeSarel is available open access here:

rdcu.be/ecKe7

COVID hit all countries at about the same time and in similar ways which enables us to elicit constitutional loyalty across countries.
Measuring constitutional loyalty
rdcu.be
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Mar 3
Author copies finally arrived!

State of Emergency - An Economic Analysis

is finally out (w/ Cambridge U Press). It is probably the most comprehensive analysis of states of emergency from an economic point of view. Don't forget to share the news, your friends and colleagues may be interested!

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Feb 27
Summer School Alert!
Another edition of our summer school in July and August. Courses on

- Data Analysis and Empirical Methods
- Effects of Pol Institutions
- Methods in Computational Science
- Econ of Environmental Law

More information here:
www.conferences.uni-hamburg.de/event/596/ov...
Institutions, Behavior and the Law
The summer school “Institutions, Behavior and the Law” examines the interactions between institutional change and socio-economic norms of behavior in a society and their impact on legal issues. The ai...
www.conferences.uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Dec 24
New paper w/ data about plea bargaining in 174 countries w/ Elena Reznichenko and Gabriele Paolini. Data on both determinants and consequences of plea bargaining
Available OA here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Plea Bargaining Procedures Worldwide: Drivers of Introduction and Use
Over the last three decades, plea bargaining has been adopted by many jurisdictions worldwide. However, a comprehensive account of both its adoption as well as its use is still missing. We survey 174...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Dec 13
Stipends available!
The European Doctorate in Law & Economics - a joint doctoral program of the universities of Bologna, Hamburg, Prague, Rennes, and Rotterdam - is inviting candidates to apply. Deadline is in early February. Pls share widely!

More info: www.edle-phd.eu

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Dec 8
Daniele Nosenzo (Aarhus University) will talk about "Law and Norms: Experimental Evidence" in his Hamburg Lecture on Dec 11 at 18.15 (CET). Daniele will inquire into the expressive functions of law based on experiments.

If you want to join on-line, pls contact [email protected]
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Nov 29
"Measuring Social Norms" is the title of Alexander Vostroknutov's (Maastricht University) Hamburg Lecture in Law & Economics which will take place on Dec. 4 at 18.15 at the Institute (Alsterterrasse 1, 20354 Hamburg). If you want to join on-line, pls contact [email protected]

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Nov 26
Very much looking forwarding to welcoming Alejandro Corvalán (University of Chile) to Hamburg. He will talk about "Endogenous Legislatures" in his Hamburg Lecture on Nov 27 at 18.15 (CET).
If you want to join on-line, pls contact [email protected]
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Nov 18
Interested in the rule of law? Strong background in empirical methods?
Then come work with us at the University of Hamburg! We are part of an amazing group of European universities involved in this Horizon-project. Pls share this call widely!
More details here:
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...
Job advertisement
www.uni-hamburg.de

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Oct 27
The Hamburg Lectures in Law & Economics are back!
On Oct. 30, Federica Carugati (KCLondon) will talk about
"Governance Archaeology: Collective Governance in Global History"
We'll meet at Alsterterrasse 1 (room 223) at 18.15. If you want to participate online, register with [email protected]!

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Dec 7
New paper out in the Journal of Institutional Economics in which I survey the determinants of social norms. Social norms are an important type of informal institutions as they can foster but also prevent development.
The paper is available (open access) here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Nov 20
sorry, aber was ist am Abtreibungsverbot "ultraliberal"???
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Oct 26
In a new paper with my fantastic co-authors Mazen Hassan, Engi Amin, and Sarah Mansour, we report findings on 3 public good experiments run in Egypt.
We report how priming and appeal messages can increase contributions. Preprint already available here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · Oct 13
thanks for welcoming me, Tim!
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