@misc{SchnellenbachSchubert, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan and Schubert, Christian}, title = {Behavioral political economy: A survey}, series = {European Journal of Political Economy}, volume = {40}, journal = {European Journal of Political Economy}, number = {B}, issn = {0176-2680}, doi = {10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2015.05.002}, pages = {395 -- 417}, abstract = {In explaining individual behavior in politics, economists should rely on the same motivational assumptions they use to explain behavior in the market: that is what Political Economy, understood as the application of economics to the study of political processes, is all about. In its standard variant, individuals who play the game of politics should also be considered rational and self-interested, unlike the benevolent despot of traditional welfare economics. History repeats itself with the rise of behavioral economics: Assuming cognitive biases to be present in the market, but not in politics, behavioral economists often call for government to intervene in a "benevolent" way. Recently, however, political economists have started to apply behavioral economics insights to the study of political processes, thereby re-establishing a unified methodology. This paper surveys the current state of the emerging field of "behavioral political economy" and considers the scope for further research.}, language = {en} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {A Constitutional Economics Perspective on Soft Paternalism}, series = {Kyklos}, volume = {69}, journal = {Kyklos}, number = {1}, issn = {1467-6435}, doi = {10.1111/kykl.12106}, pages = {135 -- 156}, abstract = {Using a framework that distinguishes short-term consumer preferences, individual reflective preferences and political preferences, we discuss from a constitutional economics perspective whether individuals find it in their common constitutional interest to endow representatives and bureaucrats with the competence to impose soft paternalist policies. The focus is specifically on soft paternalist policies, because these often work with non-transparent 'nudges' that are considered as manipulative in some contributions to the literature. We show that those soft paternalist policies that are manipulative indeed collide with three criteria of consumer sovereignty, reflective sovereignty and citizen sovereignty that can be argued to represent common constitutional interest of citizens. On the other hand, we argue that the set of paternalist policies that is deemed acceptable on the constitutional level is restricted to non-manipulative instruments, and their application as government policies is limited to cases with stable and very homogenous preferences. However, we also argue that competitive markets are capable of supplying many mechanisms that allow individuals to cope with problems in their decision-making processes on a private level.}, language = {en} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Neuer Paternalismus und individuelle Rationalit{\"a}t: eine ordnungs{\"o}konomische Perspektive}, series = {List-Forum f{\"u}r Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik}, volume = {40}, journal = {List-Forum f{\"u}r Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik}, number = {3}, issn = {0937-0862}, pages = {239 -- 257}, abstract = {In den letzten Jahren hat sich ein breiter Literatur strang etabliert, der neue Formen paternalistischer Interventionen vorschl {\"a}gt, um individuelle Entscheidungen zu verbessern, die nicht vollst{\"a}ndig rational sind. Di e Motivation hierf{\"u}r liegt in zahlreichen Verhaltensanomalien und anderen Abweichungen vom Mo dell vollst{\"a}ndiger Rationalit{\"a}t, die von der empirischen Verhaltens{\"o}konomik identifizier t wurden. Der neue Paternalismus zeichnet sich nach seinen Bef{\"u}rwortern dadurch aus, dass er 'libert{\"a}r' ist, da die betroffenen Individuen in die als effizient erachtete Richtung geschubst, aber nicht gezwungen werden. Die M{\"o}glichkeit zu abweichendem Verhalten soll grun ds{\"a}tzlich erhalten bleiben. In diesem Papier wird der neue Paternalismus aus einer ordnung s{\"o}konomischen Perspektive untersucht. Es wird gezeigt, dass wichtige Varianten des neuen Paternalismus mit den ordnungs{\"o}konomischen Steuerungsidealen der Konsumen tensouver{\"a}nit{\"a}t und der B{\"u}rgersouver{\"a}nit{\"a}t kollidieren.}, language = {de} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Does Classical Liberalism Imply an Evolutionary Approach to Policy-Making?}, series = {Journal of Bioeconomics}, volume = {17}, journal = {Journal of Bioeconomics}, number = {1}, issn = {1573-698}, doi = {10.1007/s10818-014-9188-6}, pages = {53 -- 70}, abstract = {This paper argues that an evolutionary approach to policy-making, which emphasizes openness to change and political variety, is particularly compatible with the central tenets of classical liberalism. The chief reasons are that classical liberalism acknowledges the ubiquity of uncertainty, as well as heterogeneity in preferences and beliefs, and generally embraces gradual social and economic change that arises from accidental variation rather than deliberate, large-scale planning. In contrast, our arguments cast doubt on a different claim, namely that classical liberalism is particularly compatible with the evolutionary biological heritage of humans.}, language = {en} } @misc{BaskaranFeldSchnellenbach, author = {Baskaran, Thushyanthan and Feld, Lars P. and Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Fiscal Federalism and Economic Growth: A Meta-Analysis}, series = {Economic Inquiry}, volume = {54}, journal = {Economic Inquiry}, number = {3}, issn = {1465-7295}, doi = {10.1111/ecin.12331}, pages = {1445 -- 1463}, abstract = {The theoretical literature on the economics of fiscal federalism has identified several potential effects of government decentralization on economic growth. Much of the traditional literature focuses on the efficiency aspects of a decentralized provision of public services. However, decentralization may also increase growth by raising the ability of the political system to innovate and carry out reforms. On the contrary, some authors argue that decentralization increases corruption and government inefficiency. After a discussion of the theoretical arguments, we provide both a traditional survey and a meta-analysis of the empirical literature on decentralization and economic growth. Based on our survey, we identify open questions and discuss possible ways of answering them.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SchnellenbachFeld, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan and Feld, Lars P.}, title = {Neuordnung der Bund-L{\"a}nder-Finanzbeziehungen: {\"o}konomische Perspektiven}, series = {Verhandlungen des 70. Deutschen Juristentages : Hannover 2014, Bd. 2,1. Sitzungsberichte - Referate und Beschl{\"u}sse}, booktitle = {Verhandlungen des 70. Deutschen Juristentages : Hannover 2014, Bd. 2,1. Sitzungsberichte - Referate und Beschl{\"u}sse}, publisher = {Beck}, address = {M{\"u}nchen}, isbn = {978-3-406-66238-6}, pages = {M11 -- M65}, language = {de} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Die Politische {\"O}konomie des Entscheidungsdesigns: Kann Paternalismus liberal sein?}, series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Politik}, volume = {62}, journal = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Politik}, number = {1}, issn = {0044-3360}, doi = {10.5771/0044-3360-2015-1-66}, pages = {67 -- 84}, abstract = {Das Konzept des sogenannten "liberalen" oder "libert{\"a}ren" Paternalismus wird in der akademischen Debatte zunehmend kontrovers diskutiert und findet gleichzeitig immer mehr das Interesse politischer Praktiker. Dieser Beitrag argumentiert, dass es sich beim neuen Paternalismus nicht um ein liberales Konzept handelt. Zun{\"a}chst wird in einer kurzen theoriegeschichtlichen Zusammenfassung gezeigt, welchen Weg die {\"O}konomik von traditionellen homo oeconomicus zur modernen Verhaltens{\"o}konomik zur{\"u}ckgelegt hat und wieso aus dieser heutigen Perspektive die Frage nach der Effizienz paternalistischer Intervent ionen naheliegend ist. Darauf aufbauend werden grunds{\"a}tzliche Probleme paternalistischer Ans{\"a}t ze diskutiert und es wird gezeigt, dass diese Ans{\"a}tze mit zwei fundamentalen Eigenschaften einer liberalen Politik nicht vereinbar sind, n{\"a}mlich dem Respekt f{\"u}r die Autonomie heterogener Individuen und der Offenheit f{\"u}r {\"o}konomischen und gesellschaftlichen Wandel.}, language = {de} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {"F{\"u}r {\"O}konomen muss alles auf eine einzige Leinwand passen" Interview mit Geoffrey Brennan}, series = {Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik}, volume = {15}, journal = {Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik}, number = {4}, issn = {1465-6493}, pages = {334 -- 345}, language = {de} } @incollection{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Politisch-{\"o}konomische Implikationen der Verhaltens{\"o}konomik: eine kritische Bestandsaufnahme und einige Ans{\"a}tze zu Alternativen}, series = {Neue Ordnungs{\"o}konomik}, booktitle = {Neue Ordnungs{\"o}konomik}, editor = {Goldschmidt, Nils and Kolev, Stefan and Zweynert, Joachim}, publisher = {Mohr Siebeck}, address = {T{\"u}bingen}, isbn = {978-3-16-152994-8}, pages = {153 -- 174}, language = {de} } @incollection{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Verbraucherleitbilder aus {\"o}konomischer Sicht}, series = {Verbraucherleitbilder - Interdisziplin{\"a}re und europ{\"a}ische Perspektiven}, booktitle = {Verbraucherleitbilder - Interdisziplin{\"a}re und europ{\"a}ische Perspektiven}, editor = {Klinck, Fabian and Riesenhuber, Karl}, publisher = {de Gruyter}, address = {Berlin}, isbn = {978-3-11-036339-5}, pages = {53 -- 72}, language = {de} }