Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-017 // 2023

    Green Technology Policies Versus Carbon Pricing: An Intergenerational Perspective

    Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Explaining Changes in Threat Appraisal, Coping Appraisal and Flood Risk-Reducing Behavior Using Panel Data from a Nation-Wide Survey in Germany

    Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) has become a widely-used theoretical framework to explain the risk-reducing behavior of individuals toward flooding and other natural hazards. Despite a quickly growing body of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 23-016 // 2023

    Impacts of Ownership Changes on Emissions and Industrial Production: Evidence From Europe

    Firm ownership is a major determinant for the economic performance of firms, and emissions of pollutants are often by-products of industrial production. We investigate the impact of ownership on pollutant…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Public Perception of Advanced Aviation Technologies: A Review and Roadmap to Acceptance

    The aviation industry has seen a lot of innovation over the last 125 years. Advancements such as transatlantic flight and the development of avionics technologies and composite materials have changed how we…

  5. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2023

    Nationale und internationale Klimaverhandlungen erlebbar machen - Zusammenhänge verstehen, Interessenskonflikte moderieren und Lösungen gestalten

    Rollenspiele gewinnen als Formate zur Vermittlung ganz unterschiedlicher Inhalte und Kompetenzen zunehmend an Bedeutung – in der schulischen und universitären Bildung, aber auch in der betrieblichen…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2023

    Thermodynamik - grundlegende Einsichten für ein Verständnis von Umweltproblemen

    In this paper, we present a way that allows to make fundamental statements about how economic action entails harmful effects on the environment. These effects are due to natural scientific reasons and are…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2023

    How to Support Residential Energy Conservation Cost-Effectively? An analysis of Public Financial Schemes in France

    We compare the performance of four types of support schemes aimed at improving residential energy efficiency in France: the income tax credit, a grant scheme, the reduction of the value-added tax, and the White…

  8. Refereed Journal // 2023

    Games for experiental learing: triggering collective changes in commons management

    As resource users interact and impose externalities onto each other, institutions are needed to coordinate resource use, create trust, and provide incentives for sustainable management. Coordinated collective…