Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-025 // 2014

    Beyond National Economy-wide Rebound Effects. An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis Incorporating International Spillover Effects

    This paper proposes that the national focus of energy ‘rebound’ studies should be extended to an international context in the presence of supra-national agreements such as EU 20-20-20. The potential for energy…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-021 // 2014

    Sailing Into a Dilemma - An Economic and Legal Analysis of an EU Trading Scheme for Maritime Emissions

    On the basis of a joint economic and legal analysis, we evaluate the effects of a "regional" (European) emission trading scheme aiming at reducing emissions of international shipping. The focus lies on the…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-020 // 2014

    Designing an Emissions Trading Scheme for China – An Up-to-date Climate Policy Assessment

    We assess recent Chinese climate policy proposals in a multi‐region, multi‐sector computable general equilibrium model with a Chinese carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). When the emissions intensity per GDP…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Measuring Fuel Poverty: General Considerations and Application to German Household Data

    Fuel poverty measurement consists of two independent parts: firstly, the definition of an adequate fuel poverty line, and secondly, techniques to measure fuel poverty. This paper reviews options for the…