Bruno Frey
Bruno S. Frey ( born May 4, 1941 in Basel ) is a Swiss economist and Visiting Professor of Political Economy at the Zeppelin University. He is considered one of the pioneers of economic theory of politics and the economic happiness research as well as a leading researcher in the field of cultural economics.
- 2.2.1 Motivation and displacement effects
- 2.2.2 Economics of awards ( medals, medals, honors )
Training activities
Frey ended in 1964, studied economics at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Basel and at All Souls College, University of Cambridge (England ) with the Licentiatus rerum politicarum ( Licentiate ). He received his doctorate in 1965 and 1969 habilitation at the University of Basel. 1970-2010 he was an Associate Professor at the University of Basel. 1970-1977 taught Frey as a full professor at the University of Konstanz. From 1977 on he was professor of economics at the University of Zurich. 2010-2013 he worked as a Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science at Warwick Business School. End of July 2012 left the University of Zurich the employment relationship of the now emeritus professor leak. According to media reports, was criticism of Frey's scientific way of working occasion of the decision.
Frey has been working since 1969 as co- editor of the international social science journal Kyklos. Since 2004 he has been one of the four research directors the CREMA ( Center for Research in Economics, and Statistics Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts ), together with its co-founders, Reiner Eichenberger ( University of Fribourg) and René L. Frey and later Margit Osterloh -down to (University of Zurich ).
In 2004 he was appointed along with four Nobel laureates in the eight-member expert committee of the Copenhagen Consensus. Here, on the basis of economic cost -benefit analyzes, recommendations on developed concerning the challenges facing humanity (hunger, AIDS, water supply, access to sanitation, trade restrictions, corruption and global warming) Priority should be given.
2012 Frey was appointed by the Government of Bhutan in an international committee of experts on the topic of " Wellbeing and Happiness ". The work and recommendations of the group are to be 2013 and 2014 presented and discussed in the meetings of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Since the autumn term 2012 Frey is also a Visiting Professor of Political Economy at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen.
Research
Frey's research focus is the application of economics to new areas (politics, art, history, terrorism and war, family) and the extension of the model of human behavior by incorporating psychological and sociological elements ( behavioral economics ). He has each one of the first economists concerned with the following areas:
- Empirical models on the relationship between business and politics, especially political-economic business cycles
- New concepts of federalism (Functional, Overlapping, Competing Jurisdiction, FOCJ )
- Crowding-out intrinsic motivation and
- Awards.
Political Economy
In this area, Frey focused mainly on the role of direct democracy. He developed (along with Reiner Eichenberger ) a functionally oriented form of federalism called Functional Overlapping Competing Jurisdiction ( FOCJ ). He considers both direct democracy and federalism as trend-setting institutions of the future.
Economics of Terrorism
Frey argues that terrorists should be brought back as possible into civilian society by talking with them and their concerns seriously. An effective means against terrorism is also a decentralization of the economy and politics. Deterrents are rarely useful for dealing with terrorists. Here, Frey also relies on historical experiences.
Behavioural Economics
Motivation and displacement effects
In economics it is assumed has always been assumed that people intensive and more work if they receive a higher monetary remuneration. According to Frey can have a counter-productive effect monetary incentives even if this intrinsic motivation is forced to work.
Economics of awards ( medals, medals, honors )
While in the economy incentives in the form of monetary compensation are considered, Frey proposes an increased use of non-material incentives, especially awards before. He points out that awards are now mainly used in profit-oriented enterprises.
Happiness research
Frey was one of the first who applied economic analysis to the phenomenon of happiness. In particular, he has shown that not only demographic and economic factors ( such as income or unemployment) determine the luck but also institutional factors such as democracy and political decentralization.
Corporate Governance
Frey turns vigorously against a performance-related pay (pay for performance ) and sees advantages in a fixed salary. For the Supervisory Board of companies, he proposes a random selection of stakeholders that can not be hedged under contracts their investments. The latter include customers, employees and the general public.
Arts and Culture Economy
Frey is concerned with the organization of theaters, opera houses and museums, as well as the returns on investment in works of art. He finds that the latter be worth compared to other investments financially less. Such investments are still made , because it takes place also a psychic return. According to the economics publication database IDEAS is Frey world leader in research in the field of cultural economics.
Accusation of plagiarism own
As of late April 2011, Frey was accused in blogs of some items " self plagiarism " created and have not mentioned studies by other researchers on the same topic. The concept of " self- plagiarism " is controversial because it can be argued that one can not write off by themselves. Early July took the University of Zurich for an official inquiry into the allegations on. , The editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and MIT professor David H. writer called Frey's publication behavior as " ethically dubious and disrespectful " and as a violation of the publication guidelines of the American Economic Association. he replied to the criticism that he had simply " the overview lost." research Papers in Economics, an online platform for promote the dissemination of scientific publications in economics and related disciplines, put him and his coauthors Benno Torgler and David Savage on their list of authors who have published the self- plagiarism. During an interview with Harald Freiberger in the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports Frey, that a committee of three scientists, including a Nobel prize winner, the case examined and Frey's behavior as flawed, but at the same time as a venial sin looks. According to media reports, the University of Zurich Freys left temporary private law employment relationship end of July 2012 expire. In several independent reports, it was assumed that the ongoing criticism of Frey's scientific way of working was due to the decision.
Publications (selection)
Frey has published more than 350 articles in scientific journals. He belongs to the group of the Most Highly Cited Researchers (ISI Web of Knowledge, institutes, Thomson, since 2009). From the start, Frey comes first on the list of the Handelsblatt regarding the scientific life's work.
- Methodological and Empirical Foundations of Education prognosis in Baden -Württemberg. Dissertation, Basel 1966
- Environmental Economics. Cambridge University Press, Göttingen 1972, ISBN 3-525-33329-3
- Modern Political Economy. Piper, Munich, 1977, ISBN 3-492-02312-6
- Theory of democratic economic policy. Vahlen, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-8006-0846-4
- Hannelore Weck and Werner W. Pommerehne: shadow economy. Vahlen, Munich 1984, ISBN 3-8006-1029-9
- International Political Economy. Vahlen, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-8006-1137-6
- Hannelore Weck - Hannemann and Werner W. Pommerehne: The Secret economy. Res publica helvetica 18 Main, Bern 1986, ISBN 3-258-03541-5
- Economics is a social science. The application of economics to new areas. Vahlen, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-8006-1439-1
- Werner W. Pommerehne: Muses and markets. Approaches to economics art. Vahlen, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-8006-1700-5
- Not just for the money. An economic theory of personal motivation. E. Elgar, Cheltenham [ et al ] 1997, ISBN 1858985099
- Market and motivation. As economic incentives displace the (work) ethic. Vahlen, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-8006-2168-1
- A New Federalism for Europe: The idea of FOCJ. Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen 1997, ISBN 3-16-146790-6
- With Reiner Eichenberger: The New Democratic Federalism for Europe. Functional, Overlapping and Competing Jurisdictions. Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, Cheltenham, 1999, ISBN 1-8406-4004-9, ISBN 1-8437-6901-8
- Arts & Economics. Analysis & Cultural Policy. Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 2000, ISBN 3-540-67342-3
- Margit Osterloh with: Managing motivation. How can you use the new motivation research for your business. Gabler, Wiesbaden 2000, ISBN 3-409-11631-1
- Alois Stutzer with: Happiness and economics. How the economy and institutions affect, well-being. Princeton University Press, Princeton ( NJ), 2002, ISBN 0-691-06998-0, ISBN 0-691-06997-2
- Happiness: A Revolution in Economics. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England in 2008, ISBN 978-0262062770
- Claudia Frey Marti: Happiness - The view of the economy. Ruegger Verlag, Zurich and Chur 2010, ISBN 978-3-7253-0936-8