@misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {New Political Economy, Scientism and Knowledge: A Critique from a Hayekian Perspective, and a Proposal for an Extension of the Research Agenda}, series = {The American Journal of Economics and Sociology}, volume = {61}, journal = {The American Journal of Economics and Sociology}, number = {1}, issn = {0002-9246}, pages = {193 -- 214}, abstract = {New Political Economy has something very important in common with welfare economics: its focus on static, technical efficiency criteria to judge the rationality of a social, political or economic order. This often leads theorists to perceive their objects of research as well-defined problems to which clear-cut solutions can be found and prescribed as policy proposals, addressed at the policymaker or the democratic sovereign. This perspective frequently excludes important empirical phenomena from the research agenda. Although, for example, certain well-defined informational asymmetries are frequently modeled, fundamental knowledge problems such as ignorance of the true model of the economy are usually ignored. In the present paper, this approach is criticized from a Hayekian point of view, with an emphasis on the problems of "scientism" (i.e., the inappropriate transfer of methods from the natural to the social sciences) and irremediably imperfect knowledge, troubling both the agents in the theoretical model and the theorist. Furthermore, it is argued and illustrated with two examples that an extension of Public Choice's research agenda along Hayekian lines may be fruitful, because it leads to a fresh perception even of such problems that already have been extensively researched within the traditional framework.}, language = {en} } @incollection{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {New Political Economy, Scientism and Knowledge: A Critique from a Hayekian Perspective}, series = {The New Political Economies: A Collection of Essays from Around the World}, booktitle = {The New Political Economies: A Collection of Essays from Around the World}, editor = {Moss, Laurence S.}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishers}, address = {Malden}, isbn = {0-631-23497-7}, doi = {10.1111/1536-7150.00156}, pages = {193 -- 214}, language = {en} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Herrmann-Pillath, Carsten: Kritik der reinen Theorie des internationalen Handelns, Bd. 1: Transaktionskostentheoretische Grundlagen. Marburg : Metropolis Verlag, 2001}, series = {Aussenwirtschaft}, volume = {57}, journal = {Aussenwirtschaft}, number = {2}, pages = {251 -- 254}, language = {de} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Bouckaert, Boudewijn (Hrsg.): Hayek Revisited. Cheltenham : Elgar, 2000}, series = {Aussenwirtschaft}, volume = {57}, journal = {Aussenwirtschaft}, number = {1}, pages = {109 -- 112}, language = {de} } @incollection{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Institutioneller Wandel in der EU: Der Fall der Osterweiterung}, series = {Perspektiven des Wandels - Evolutorische {\"O}konomik in der Anwendung}, booktitle = {Perspektiven des Wandels - Evolutorische {\"O}konomik in der Anwendung}, editor = {Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, Marco}, publisher = {Metropolis}, address = {Marburg}, isbn = {3-89518-369-5}, pages = {373 -- 413}, language = {de} } @misc{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {The Evolution of a Fiscal Constitution When Individuals are Theoretically Uncertain}, series = {European Journal of Law and Economics}, volume = {17}, journal = {European Journal of Law and Economics}, number = {1}, issn = {0929-1261}, doi = {10.1023/A:1026389926709}, pages = {97 -- 115}, abstract = {In contrast to the contractarian approach to constitutional economics, we follow Voigt (1999) in assuming that constitutional rules are closely connected to informal institutions and that their evolution is a matter of interest group activity and implicit re-interpretation. We add to this the assumption of theoretical uncertainty of individuals regarding the working properties of constitutional rules. Collective learning processes are considered as the third driving force of constitutional evolution, and at the same time as the source of path-dependencies which allow suboptimal constitutions to persist. Finally, it is argued that direct legislation offers more protection than a written fiscal constitution.}, language = {en} } @incollection{SchnellenbachFeld, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan and Feld, Lars P.}, title = {Beg{\"u}nstigt fiskalischer Wettbewerb die Politikinnovation und -diffusion? Theoretische Anmerkungen und erste Befunde aus Fallstudien}, series = {Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik - Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Ren{\´e} L. Frey}, booktitle = {Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik - Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Ren{\´e} L. Frey}, editor = {Schaltegger, Christoph A. and Schaltegger, Stefan}, publisher = {vdf Hochschulverl.}, address = {Z{\"u}rich}, isbn = {3-7281-2939-1}, pages = {259 -- 277}, language = {de} } @book{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Dezentrale Finanzpolitik und Modellunsicherheit}, publisher = {Mohr Siebeck}, address = {T{\"u}bingen}, isbn = {978-3-16-148293-9}, pages = {X, 368}, language = {de} } @incollection{Schnellenbach, author = {Schnellenbach, Jan}, title = {Vielfalt in der Wirtschaftspolitik: Die Dahrendorf-Hypothese aus {\"o}konomischer Sicht}, series = {Institutioneller Wandel, Marktprozesse und dynamische Wirtschaftspolitik}, booktitle = {Institutioneller Wandel, Marktprozesse und dynamische Wirtschaftspolitik}, editor = {Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, Marco and Ebner, Alexander and Fornahl, Dirk}, publisher = {Metropolis}, address = {Marburg}, isbn = {3-89518-468-3}, pages = {403 -- 418}, language = {de} } @incollection{OPUS4-9678, title = {Hayek and the Evolution of Designed Institutions: A critical assessment}, series = {Entrepreneurship, money and coordination : Hayek's theory of cultural evolution}, booktitle = {Entrepreneurship, money and coordination : Hayek's theory of cultural evolution}, editor = {Backhaus, J{\"u}rgen G.}, publisher = {Elgar}, address = {Cheltenham}, isbn = {1-84542-130-2}, pages = {107 -- 130}, language = {en} }