Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-121 // 2014

    On the Effects of Unilateral Environmental Policy on Offshoring in Multi-Stage Production Processes

    In the last decades supply chains emerged that stretch across many countries. This has been explained with decreasing trade and communication costs. We extend the literature by analyzing if and how unilateral…

  2. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2014

    4. Quartal 2014

    Deutlich sinkende Transportpreise im Straßengüterverkehr erwartet

    Die Transportwirtschaft in Deutschland muss sich im kommenden halben Jahr auf geringere Transportmengen und stagnierende beziehungsweise bei…

  3. KfW/ZEW CO2 Panel // 2014

    2014 - Manufacturing Industry Edition

    Main Results of the Survey:

    • Energy Efficiency Assessments Are a Prerequisite for Investments in Energy Efficiency
    • Companies Expect Increasing Energy Prices and their Most Important Sales Markets to Be Global
    • Half…
  4. ZEWnews English edition // 2014

    11/12 - 2014

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 14-105 // 2014

    Investigating the Influence of Firm Characteristics on the Ability to Exercise Market Power – A Stochastic Frontier Analysis Approach with an Application to the Iron Ore Market

    This paper empirically analyzes the existence of market power in the global iron ore market during the period 1993-2012 using an innovative Stochastic Frontier Analysis approach introduced by Kumbhakar et al.…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies when Public Goods are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market

    In this paper, we investigate both short- and long-term impacts of financial stimuli on public goods provision when contributions are tied to individual harm-related behavior. We conduct a large-scaled field…

  7. ZEW/Prognos-Transportmarktbarometer // 2014

    3. Quartal 2014

    Stimmungslage trübt sich deutlich ein

    Die Transportwirtschaft in Deutschland muss sich im kommenden halben Jahr auf geringere Transportmengen und stagnierende beziehungsweise bei einigen Transportzweigen und…