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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 scholar.google.com/citations?hl=de&…

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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in the economic analysis of law? Then the European Doctorate in Law & Economics may be for you. The deadline for application is 15 Feb 2026. More information about the program, the application procedure and required documents is available on www.edle-phd.eu
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Pls join us this wednesday, when David Gindis will talk about Institutional Theory for Corporate Law: An Invitation in his Hamburg Lecture (18.15 at Alsterterrasse 1 in Hamburg). If you want to follow online, pls send a mail to lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
The Hamburg Lectures on L&E are back! On Oct 15 at 6.15 pm (CEST), Roger Congleton (West Virginia Uni) will talk about The Nature and Effects of Rights - a Constitutional Political Economy Perspective To register for online participation: send an E-Mail to lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de.
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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...
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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...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Vielen Dank für das nette Gespräch!
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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...
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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
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
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 lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de
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JEPP Journal @jeppjournal.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
3️⃣ @jerggutmann.bsky.social Jarosław Kantorowicz & @stefanvoigt.bsky.social explore how citizens in Poland and Germany define and value the rule of law
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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 · 10/03/2025
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.
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Measuring constitutional loyalty
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
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 · 27/02/2025
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...
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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...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
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/...
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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...
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
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 · 08/12/2024
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 lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
"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 lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
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 lectures-ile@uni-hamburg.de
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
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...
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Job advertisement
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 27/10/2024
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 lectures-ile@hamburg.de!
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Stefan Voigt @stefanvoigt.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
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 · 26/10/2023
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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