Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-017 // 2018

    The Demand for Global and Local Environmental Protection – Experimental Evidence from Climate Change Mitigation in Beijing

    In this study, the real demand for global and local environmental protection in Beijing, China, is elicited and investigated. Participants from Beijing were offered the opportunity to contribute to voluntary…

  2. ZEW policy brief No. 18-03 // 2018

    The ‘Diesel’ Debate: Economic Policy Recommendations

    Diesel technology and the harm that its use causes in the form of local and global pollutant emissions have long been in the focus of environmental policy debates. Even the option of imposing driving bans on…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Non-binding Restrictions, Cooperation, and Coral Reef Protection: Experimental Evidence from Indonesian Fishing Communities

    We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities, with an eye towards evaluating alternative decision-making processes for setting extraction restrictions to preserve coral reef fisheries…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Ursachen von Stromsperren in Privathaushalten: Empirische Ergebnisse aus der Allgemeinen Sozialberatung

    This article investigates factors correlated with the suspension of electricity supply in German households because of utility arrears. Utility arrears and power cut-offs occur frequently in households which…

  5. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2018

    Januar/Februar 2018

    • Wie die zunehmende Elektromobilität die Energiebranche herausfordert
    • Energiepreise stagnieren kurzfristig
    • Versorgungssicherheit weitgehend stabil
  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-007 // 2018

    The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and Fuel Efficiency of Fossil Fuel Power Plants in Germany

    I investigate the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on fuel efficiency of fossil fuel power plants using administrative micro data on power plants in Germany from 2003 to 2012. I…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-006 // 2018

    Sharing Is not Caring: Backward Integration of Consumers

    A new type of player occurs in the sharing economy: a vertically integrated consumer who owns production facilities and has direct market access, often termed “active prosumer”. The prosumer faces a trade-off…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-003 // 2018

    The Fall and Rise of Market Power in Europe

    This paper presents an analysis of the recent developments of average market power in Europe by using a broad firm-level database for EU member states. To indicate competitive pressure at the firm-level, markups…