Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2009

    Keine Chance für genetisch veränderte Lebensmittel in Deutschland? Eine experimentelle Analyse von Zahlungsbereitschaften

    In this paper we use laboratory experiments to investigate (i) consumer acceptance of genetically modified (GM) foods in Germany, (ii) the effect of neutral information on consumer acceptance, and (iii) the…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2009

    EU Emission Allowances and the Stock Market: Evidence from the Electricity Industry

    This paper constitutes – to our best knowledge – the first econometric analysis on stock market effects of the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS). Our results suggest that EU Emission Allowance (EUA) price…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    UN approval of greenhouse gas emission reduction projects in developing countries: The political economy of the CDM Executive Board

    The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is often an issue of national interest. Decisions of the CDM Executive Board (EB) can thus be expected to be highly politicized. Based on data for about 250 methodologies…