Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Non-Refereed Journal // 2013

    Der deutsche Strommarkt im Umbruch: Zur Notwendigkeit einer Marktordnung aus einem Guss

    The German electricity market is changing fundamentally as renewable energy replaces conventional sources. Simultaneously, regional imbalances between generation and consumption are appearing. The authors sketch…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-092 // 2013

    Estimation of Sectoral Elasticities of Substitution Along the International Technology Frontier

    Sectoral heterogeneity is crucial to address several economic questions. This pap er provides a detailed mapping of sectoral pro duction p ossibility frontiers, using different nesting structures and levels of…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-091 // 2013

    Prospect Theory, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges in current environmental policy. Appropriate policies intended to stimulate efficient adaptation and mitigation should not exclusively rely on the assumption…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-082 // 2013

    Catching the Rebound: Economy-wide Implications of an Efficiency Shock in the Provision of Transport Services by Households

    In this paper, we investigate the rebound effect of an energy efficiency improvement in the provision of private transport services by German households. In the process, we take into account that household…

  5. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2013

    3. Quartal 2013

    Mengenentwicklung dürfte Spielraum für höhere Transportpreise eröffnen

    Die Stimmung in der Transportbranche hat sich in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahres 2013 deutlich verbessert. In den nächsten sechs Monaten wird…