Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Environmental innovations and profitability: how does it pay to be green? An empirical analysis on the German innovation survey

    Much of the empirical literature analysing the relation between environmental innovation and competitiveness has focused on the question whether “it pays to be green”. We differentiate between different types of…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-025 // 2014

    Beyond National Economy-wide Rebound Effects. An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Incorporating International Spillover Effects

    This paper proposes that the national focus of energy ‘rebound’ studies should be extended to an international context in the presence of supra-national agreements such as EU 20-20-20. The potential for energy…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-021 // 2014

    Sailing Into a Dilemma - An Economic and Legal Analysis of an EU Trading Scheme for Maritime Emissions

    On the basis of a joint economic and legal analysis, we evaluate the effects of a "regional" (European) emission trading scheme aiming at reducing emissions of international shipping. The focus lies on the…