Why do people trust, or distrust, journalists? This study looks for answers in how societies are governed and how well their institutions function. The authors analyze responses from approximately 234,000 people across 135 countries (Wellcome Global Monitor surveys, 2018 and 2020), examining whether factors such as the rule of law, government size, freedom of expression, […]
This study examines how social trust shapes the interaction between overinclusive formal rules, social norms, and legal enforcement. The author first develops a static model in which individuals face a rule prohibiting an action that is sometimes harmful but often harmless (such as crossing on a red pedestrian signal at an empty intersection). Individuals differ […]
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This study examines what drives consumers in the Czech Republic to consider corporate communication about greenhouse gas emissions and air quality improvements important when making purchasing decisions. Based on a broadly representative sample of Czech adults and advanced ordinal regression analysis, the findings provide practical implications for companies, policymakers, and ESG leaders operating in an […]
Are you considering studying for a Ph.D. at the Faculty of Business Administration? Remember that applications for Ph.D. Program Management and Managerial Economics (MMEE) can only be submitted until May 31, 2026 (for studies starting in September 2026). The four-year doctoral program offers full-time and part-time studies. The study is intended for all those who […]
Social media have become crucial for hotels to personalize communication in real time, yet the understanding of how real-time engagement influences both value co-creation and co-destruction remains limited. Adopting a time-as-process lens, this paper examines how the temporal dynamics of past experiences, present perceptions, and future anticipations interact within ongoing, situated real-time engagements, identifying critical […]
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This study examines how citizens’ belief in the existence of moral truths in politics shapes the choice of constitutional decision rules. It builds on the classic framework of The Calculus of Consent by James M. Buchanan and Gordon Tullock, in which the optimal rule minimizes the sum of two costs: external costs (the expected losses […]
This study examines whether self-reported happiness or life satisfaction is a reliable metric for evaluating institutions and public policies. Using a dynamic model that brings together two intellectual traditions, the study demonstrates that it need not be. From Arthur Schopenhauer, it takes the insight that our expectations adjust over time: when circumstances improve, we raise […]
This study examines how populist representation in national legislatures relates to human freedom, measured by the Human Freedom Index. Unlike most prior research, which focuses on populist leaders in the executive, the study analyzes populism as a legislative phenomenon. Using panel data from 76 democratic countries over the period 2000–2020 and factor analysis of the […]
