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Working Papers

2022

1. Enhanced "Green Nudging": Tapping the Channels of Cultural Transmission
   Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics

2020

2. Governance Structures, Cultural Distance, and Socialization Dynamics: Further Challenges for the Modern Corporation
   Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
   See also Journal Article Governance structures, cultural distance, and socialization dynamics: further challenges for the modern corporation, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
3. The collapse of cooperation: The endogeneity of institutional break-up and its asymmetry with emergence
   Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics
   See also Journal Article The collapse of cooperation: the endogeneity of institutional break-up and its asymmetry with emergence, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2019

4. The Promises of a Naturalistic Approach: How Cultural Evolution Theory Can Inform (Evolutionary) Economics
   Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation, University of Bremen, Faculty of Business Studies and Economics View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article The promises of a naturalistic approach: how cultural evolution theory can inform (evolutionary) economics, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2019) View citations (9) (2019)

2015

5. Going Through a Crisis: Firm Devekopment and Firm SIze Distributions
   Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (2)

2014

6. There are several ways to incorporate evolutionary concepts into economic thinking
   Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography

2011

7. A Corporation's Culture as an Impetus for Spinoffs and a Driving Force of Industry Evolution
   Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article A corporation’s culture as an impetus for spinoffs and a driving force of industry evolution, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
8. Role Models that Make You Unhappy: Light Paternalism, Social Learning and Welfare
   Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article Role models that make you unhappy: light paternalism, social learning, and welfare, Journal of Institutional Economics, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (23) (2013)

2010

9. How Corporate Cultures Coevolve with the Business Environment: The Case of Firm Growth Crises and Industry Evolution
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (19)
   Also in Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography (2009) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article How corporate cultures coevolve with the business environment: The case of firm growth crises and industry evolution, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (22) (2010)

2007

10. Can Sustainable Consumption Be Learned?
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography
11. Emergent Cultural Phenomena and their Cognitive Foundations
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography
    See also Chapter Emergent Cultural Phenomena and their Cognitive Foundations, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2012) (2012)
12. The Role of Biology and Culture in Veblenian Consumption Dynamics
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Biology and Culture in Veblenian Consumption Dynamics, Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2006

13. A Naturalistic Approach to the Theory of the Firm: The Role of Cooperation and Cultural Evolution
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A naturalistic approach to the theory of the firm: The role of cooperation and cultural evolution, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (28) (2008)
14. How Does Opportunistic Behavior Influence Firm Size?
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (1)

2005

15. Toward a Naturalistic Foundation of the Social Contract
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography
    See also Journal Article Toward a naturalistic foundation of the social contract, Constitutional Political Economy, Springer (2007) (2007)

2004

16. Darwinism in Economics: From Analogy to Continuity
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Darwinism in economics: from analogy to continuity, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2006) View citations (49) (2006)
17. The Human Adaptation for Culture and its Behavioral Implications
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article The Human Adaptation for Culture and its Behavioral Implications, Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer (2004) View citations (15) (2004)
18. The autocatalytic character of the growth of production knowledge: What role does human labor play?
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography
19. Veblen's "Instinct of Workmanship," its Cognitive Foundations, and Some Implications for Economic Theory
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Veblen’s “Instinct of Workmanship,” Its Cognitive Foundations, and Some Implications for Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2003

20. Long-term Tendencies in Technological Creativity - A Preference-based Approach
    Papers on Economics and Evolution, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Long-term tendencies in technological creativity - a preference-based approach, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Governance structures, cultural distance, and socialization dynamics: further challenges for the modern corporation
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2022, 32, (2), 371-397 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Governance Structures, Cultural Distance, and Socialization Dynamics: Further Challenges for the Modern Corporation, Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation (2020) (2020)

2021

2. The collapse of cooperation: the endogeneity of institutional break-up and its asymmetry with emergence
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2021, 31, (4), 1291-1315 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper The collapse of cooperation: The endogeneity of institutional break-up and its asymmetry with emergence, Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation (2020) (2020)

2019

3. A critical human group size and firm size distributions in industries
   Journal of Bioeconomics, 2019, 21, (2), 123-144
4. The promises of a naturalistic approach: how cultural evolution theory can inform (evolutionary) economics
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2019, 29, (4), 1241-1262 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Promises of a Naturalistic Approach: How Cultural Evolution Theory Can Inform (Evolutionary) Economics, Bremen Papers on Economics & Innovation (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2014

5. A corporation’s culture as an impetus for spinoffs and a driving force of industry evolution
   Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2014, 24, (3), 689-712 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper A Corporation's Culture as an Impetus for Spinoffs and a Driving Force of Industry Evolution, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2011) View citations (1) (2011)
6. Reply to “Modeling the evolution of preferences: an answer to Schubert and Cordes”
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2014, 10, (2), 349-351
7. Technological diffusion and preference learning in the world of Homo sustinens: The challenges for politics
   Ecological Economics, 2014, 97, (C), 191-200 View citations (19)

2013

8. Role models that make you unhappy: light paternalism, social learning, and welfare
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2013, 9, (2), 131-159 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper Role Models that Make You Unhappy: Light Paternalism, Social Learning and Welfare, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2011) View citations (18) (2011)

2011

9. How does opportunistic behavior influence firm size? An evolutionary approach to organizational behavior
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2011, 7, (1), 1-21 View citations (10)

2010

10. How corporate cultures coevolve with the business environment: The case of firm growth crises and industry evolution
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 76, (3), 465-480 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper How Corporate Cultures Coevolve with the Business Environment: The Case of Firm Growth Crises and Industry Evolution, Post-Print (2010) View citations (19) (2010)

2009

11. Changing your role models: Social learning and the Engel curve
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2009, 38, (6), 957-965 View citations (8)
12. The Role of Biology and Culture in Veblenian Consumption Dynamics
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2009, 43, (1), 115-142 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper The Role of Biology and Culture in Veblenian Consumption Dynamics, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2008

13. A naturalistic approach to the theory of the firm: The role of cooperation and cultural evolution
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 68, (1), 125-139 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper A Naturalistic Approach to the Theory of the Firm: The Role of Cooperation and Cultural Evolution, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
14. A potential limit on competition
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2008, 10, (2), 127-144 View citations (3)
15. Can sustainable consumption be learned? A model of cultural evolution
    Ecological Economics, 2008, 67, (4), 646-657 View citations (54)

2007

16. Can a Generalized Darwinism Be Criticized? A Rejoinder to Geoffrey Hodgson
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2007, 41, (1), 277-281
17. The Role of “Instincts” in the Development of Corporate Cultures
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2007, 41, (3), 747-764
18. Toward a naturalistic foundation of the social contract
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2007, 18, (1), 35-62
    See also Working Paper Toward a Naturalistic Foundation of the Social Contract, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2005) (2005)
19. Turning Economics into an Evolutionary Science: Veblen, the Selection Metaphor, and Analogical Thinking
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2007, 41, (1), 135-154 View citations (8)

2006

20. Darwinism in economics: from analogy to continuity
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2006, 16, (5), 529-541 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Darwinism in Economics: From Analogy to Continuity, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2005

21. Long-term tendencies in technological creativity - a preference-based approach
    Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2005, 15, (2), 149-168 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Long-term Tendencies in Technological Creativity - A Preference-based Approach, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
22. Veblen’s “Instinct of Workmanship,” Its Cognitive Foundations, and Some Implications for Economic Theory
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2005, 39, (1), 1-20 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Veblen's "Instinct of Workmanship," its Cognitive Foundations, and Some Implications for Economic Theory, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
23. What Orientation for Interpreting Veblen? A Rejoinder to Baldwin Ranson
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2005, 39, (4), 1065-1069

2004

24. The Human Adaptation for Culture and its Behavioral Implications
    Journal of Bioeconomics, 2004, 6, (2), 143-163 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Human Adaptation for Culture and its Behavioral Implications, Papers on Economics and Evolution (2004) View citations (15) (2004)

Chapters

2012

1. Emergent Cultural Phenomena and their Cognitive Foundations
   Chapter 3 in Evolution, Organization and Economic Behavior, 2012
   See also Working Paper Emergent Cultural Phenomena and their Cognitive Foundations, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography (2007) (2007)

2007

2. Selection, Learning and Schumpeterian Dynamics: A Conceptual Debate
   Chapter 20 in Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics, 2007 View citations (5)