Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-042 // 2006

    On the Importance of Equity in International Climate Policy: An Empirical Analysis

    Based on unique data from a world-wide survey of agents involved in international climate policy, this paper empirically analyzes the importance of equity in this field. We find that equity issues are considered…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-041 // 2006

    What Determines the Inclusion in a Sustainability Stock Index? A Panel Data Analysis for European Companies

    This paper examines the determinants of the inclusion of European companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index. In doing so, the paper contributes to the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-040 // 2006

    Green Management and Green Technology ? Exploring the Causal Relationship

    In this paper, we analyze potential endogeneity problems in former econometric studies which regress corporate environmental performance such as green technology activities on green management. Based on…

  4. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2006

    1. Quartal 2006

    Moderate Preissteigerungen bei steigendem Transportaufkommen

    Die Transportbranche erwartet in den nächsten sechs Monaten vor dem Hintergrund einer mittlerweile optimistischer bewerteten Konjunktur- und…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 06-030 // 2006

    Economic Effects of VAT Reform in Germany

    In the tax policy debate, differentiation of value-added taxes is often justified by distributional concerns. Our quantitative analysis for Germany indicates that such concerns are misplaced. We find that the…