Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW-Wachstums- und Konjunkturanalysen // 2013

    Nr. 3 (September) - 2013

    • Zögerliche Erholung der deutschen Konjunktur in unsicherem internationalem Umfeld
    • Die voraussichtliche Lage in der EWU
    • Ergebnisse der Augustumfrage 2013
    • Optimistische Prognosen und gute Lage
    • Dynamische Effekte der…
  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-059 // 2013

    Accounting for Uncertainty in Willingness to Pay for Environmental Benefits

    In environmental economics there is a growing literature on the valuation of environmental externalities using consumer willingness to pay, which is a relevant input for welfare analysis of projects targeting…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-055 // 2013

    The Effect of Regulatory Scrutiny Asymmetric Cost Pass-through in Power Wholesale and its End

    This paper examines the effect of an investigation report by the competition authority on the pass-through of EU emission allowance (EUA) prices to German electricity wholesale prices.

    Since January 2005, the…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-054 // 2013

    Do First Mover Advantages for Producers of Energy Efficient Appliances Exist? The Case of Refrigerators

    Energy efficiency regulation is an important driver for innovations in environmental technologies. Improvements of energy efficiency do not only contribute to reach environmental policy targets, they can be…

  5. ZEWnews English edition // 2013

    07/08 - 2013

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-052 // 2013

    Energy Intensity Developments in 40 Major Economies: Structural Change or Technology Improvement?

    Energy efficiency improvements, i.e. a more prudent use of scarce and polluting resources while simultaneously maintaining a certain level of output, are considered one of the most promising measures to meet…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 13-046 // 2013

    Measuring Fuel Poverty: General Considerations and Application to German Household Data

    Fuel poverty may become an increasingly severe problem in developed countries in cases when real prices for fossil fuels increase at high rates or when real energy prices increase due to policies for greenhouse…

  8. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2013

    Juli/August 2013

    Soziale Auswirkungen steigender Energiekosten für Haushalte: Wo liegt die kritische Grenze?

    Energiepolitik

    • Versorgungssicherheit wichtigstes Thema - heute und in Zukunft
    • Energieeffizienz und kosteneffiziente…