Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-02 // 2004

    The Determinants and Effects of Environmental Product Innovations – An Analysis on the Basis of Case Studies –

    The aim of the Integrated Product Policy (IPP) is to promote product-related eco-innovations. These, in turn, depend on both support for the development of environmentally-friendly products and stimulation of…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2004

    The Effect of Environmental Innovations on Employment Changes: An Econometric Analysis

    This paper examines the determinants of employment changes due to an environmental innovation of a establishment. The data stem from telephone surveys in five European countries. 1594 interviews have been…

  3. ZEW-Schriftenreihe Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie // 2004

    Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Personenverkehr

  4. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2004

    Institutionenentstehung am Beispiel des Kioto Protokolls

  5. Refereed Journal // 2004

    The Dismantling of a Breakthrough: The Kyoto Protocol as Symbolic Policy

    We show that U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol can be rationalized under political economy considerations. The reason is that U.S. compliance costs exceed low willingness to pay for dealing with global…