Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Discussion and Working Paper // 2017

    Drivers of Energy Efficiency in German Manufacturing: A Firm-level Stochastic Frontier Analysis

    Increasing energy efficiency is one of the main goals in current German energy and climate policies. We study the determinants of energy efficiency in the German manufacturing sector based on official firm-level…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-065 // 2017

    Natural Disasters and Governmental Aid: Is there a Charity Hazard?

    In the aftermath of natural disasters, governments frequently provide financial aid for affected households. This policy can have adverse effects if individuals anticipate it and forgo private precaution…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-061 // 2017

    Ursachen von Stromsperren in Privathaushalten: Empirische Ergebnisse aus der Allgemeinen Sozialberatung

    This article investigates factors correlated with the suspension of electricity supply in German households because of utility arrears. Utility arrears and power cut-offs occur frequently in households which…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-054 // 2017

    Flexibility in the Market for International Carbon Credits and Price Dynamics Difference with European Allowances

    The Paris Agreement establishes a mechanism to allow a Party to benefit from greenhouse gases emissions reductions conducted in a host Party to fulfil its nationally determined contribution. In this context, the…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Fuel for inequality: Distributional effects of environmental reforms on private transport

    This paper provides the first empirical evidence of the distributional effects of subsidies for the purchase of alternative vehicles based on an extended version of Hausman's exact consumer surplus. In…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-038 // 2017

    Democracy and Compliance in Public Goods Games

    I investigate if, how, and why the effect of a non-deterrent contribution rule in a public goods game depends on how it is implemented: endogenously chosen or externally imposed. At the aggregate level, my…

  7. ZEWnews English edition // 2017

    09/10 - 2017