Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-011 // 2015

    Peeling the Onion: Analyzing Aggregate, National and Sectoral Energy Intensity in the European Union

    One of the most promising ways of meeting climate policy targets is improving energy efficiency, i.e. reducing the amount of scarce and polluting resources needed to produce a given quantity of output. This…

  2. Discussion and Working Paper // 2015

    Specifying Parameters in Computable General Equilibrium Models using Optimal Fingerprint Detection Methods

    The specification of parameters is a crucial task in the development of economic models. The objective of this paper is to improve the standard parameter specification of computable general equilibrium (CGE)…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 15-009 // 2015

    Minimum Participation Rules in International Environmental Agreements: Empirical Evidence from a Survey Among Delegates in International Climate Negotiations

    Recent contributions to the theoretical and experimental literature suggest that minimum participation rules (MPRs) are able to reduce free-riding incentives and may facilitate cooperation (or at least…

  4. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2015

    Januar/Februar 2015

    Krisen, Kriege und Geopolitik: Ein Blick auf die Versorgungssicherheit

    Deutscher Strommarkt wird neu aufgestellt

    • Versorgungssicherheit verschlechtert sich
    • Weiterentwicklung des deutschen Strommarkts

    Energiepreise…