Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2015

    Invention in Energy Technologies: Comparing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Inventions at the Firm Level

    Many countries, especially in Europe, have ambitious goals to transform their national energy systems towards renewable energies. Technological change in both renewable production and efficient use of energy can…

  2. ZEW Documentation No. 15-01 // 2015

    Final Report on Marginal Abatement Cost Curves for the Evaluation of the Market Stability Reserve

    Computable general equilibrium (CGE) models are wide-spread tools for policy evaluation in the national and international context. They typically feature a detailed representation of productive industries and…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2015

    The Determinants of Private Flood Mitigation Measures in Germany - Evidence from a Nationwide Survey

    Public flood protection cannot eliminate totally the risk of flooding. Hence, private mitigation measures which proactively protect homes from being flooded or reduce flood damage are an essential part of modern…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2015

    On the Provision of Public Goods with Probabilistic and Ambiguous Thresholds

    Many natural systems involve thresholds that, once triggered, imply irreversible damages for the users. Although the existence of such thresholds is undisputed, their location is highly uncertain. We explore…