The residential building sector is a major emitter of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) due to the high energy demand for electricity and heating, particularly in industrialised countries. In Germany, for…
Using advanced time-series techniques, this paper explores the ability of European refineries to pass-through costs associated with the introduction of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). The paper thereby…
One of the most important questions in experimental economics is whether individual behavior in certain games is predictive for behavior in other games or contexts. Critics often claim that individual behavior…
Climate change will have an effect on the European Union. The repercussions will be regionally varied, with impacts on several sectors in the economy. Climate change has the particularity of being global with…
This paper investigates two central questions. Are there long-term effects of regulation on innovation? Does the impact of different types of regulation differ by type of the environmental benefit of the…
During the last two decades, the issue of international cooperation in climate protection has received increasing attention in economic research. The main focus has been on the underlying economic incentives for…
