Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    Smuggling around the World: Evidence from a Structural Equation Model

    In recent years, the causes and consequences of smuggling have attracted much attention in the media, mainly thanks to academics and policy makers. While a large body of literature is devoted to theoretical…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    The effects of oil price shocks on the Iranian economy: applying a VAR model

    The Iranian economy is highly vulnerable to oil price fluctuations. This paper analyzes the dynamic relationship between oil price shocks and major macroeconomic variables in Iran by applying a VAR approach.…

  3. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    Illegal Trade in the Iranian Economy: Evidence from a Structural Model

    This study investigates the main causes and consequences of import and export smuggling and estimates the relative index of smuggling in Iran from 1970 to 2002. The Multiple Indicators - Multiple Causes…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2008

    Illegal Trade in the Iranian Economy: Evidence from a Structural Model

    This study investigates the main causes and indicators of smuggling in both import and export sections of the Iranian Economy and estimates an absolute index of smuggling in Iran during the period 1970-2002.…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-136 // 2008

    Oil and Unemployment in Germany

    The recent years have been marked by massive price movements in resource markets. Particularly record high prices for oil have been reached. Although until late 2008, oil prices have decreased from nearly 150 to…

  6. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2008

    4. Quartal 2008

    Uneinheitliche Preisentwicklung durch steigende Lkw-Maut und sinkende Sprit-Preise

    Das deutsche Transportgewerbe muss sich im nächsten halben Jahr auf ein deutlich schwächeres Transportaufkommen einstellen. Mit…