Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Computation of Equilibria in OLG Models with Many Heterogeneous Households

    This paper develops a decomposition algorithm by which a market economy with many households may be solved through the computation of equilibria for a sequence of representative agent economies. The paper…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2010

    Rising Wage Inequality, the Decline of Collective Bargaining, and the Gender Wage Gap

    This paper investigates the increase in wage inequality, the decline in collective bargaining, and the development of the gender wage gap in West Germany between 2001 and 2006. Based on detailed linked…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2010

    Second-Order Sensitivity in Applied General Equilibrium

    In most policy applications of general equilibrium modeling, cost functions are calibrated to benchmark data. Modelers often choose the functional form for cost functions based on suitability for numerical…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2010

    Who Hosts the Clean Development Mechanism? Determinants of CDM Project Distribution

    The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) aims to enhance the efficiency of the Kyoto Protocol by providing greenhouse gas emission credits from projects in developing countries. Its unequal distribution among host…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2010

    What Determines UN Approval of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Projects in Developing Countries? An Analysis of Decision Making on the CDM Executive Board

    The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), established by the Kyoto protocol, can generate substantial rents for project participants via the sale of Certified Emission Reductions. For this reason, supposedly…