Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. 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…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Comparison of parametric and semiparametric representations of unobserved preference heterogeneity in logit models

    The logit-mixed logit (LML) model is a very recent advancement in semiparametric discrete choice models. LML represents the mixing distribution of a logit kernel as a sieve function (polynomials, step…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Extending the logit-mixed logit model for a combination of random and fixed parameters

    The logit-mixed logit (LML) model, which allows the analyst to semi-parametrically specify the mixing distribution of preference heterogeneity, is a very recent advancement in logit-type choice models. In…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2018

    On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes Under Endowment Heterogeneity

    We experimentally test different rule-based contribution mechanisms in a repeated 4-player public goods game with endowment heterogeneity and compare them to a VCM, distinguishing between a random and an…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Storm Damage and Risk Preferences: Panel Evidence from Germany

    Individuals’ risk preferences may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after…

  6. Refereed Journal // 2018

    The Effect of Emission Information on Housing Prices: Quasi-experimental evidence from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

    The Effect of Emission Information on Housing Prices: Quasi-experimental evidence from the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

  7. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2017

    Kosten des Klimawandels und Auswirkungen auf die Wirtschaft

    Klimawandelbedingte Kosten entstehen in einer Kaskade von Wirkungsmechanismen und -kreisläufen, die jeweils mit zahlreichen Unsicherheiten verbunden sind. Die Menge der Treibhausgasemissionen bestimmt, wie sich…