Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2020

    Firm Characteristics and the Ability to Exercise Market Power: Empirical Evidence from the Iron Ore Market

    This paper empirically analyzes the existence of market power in the global iron ore market during the period from 1993 to 2012. Using an innovative Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) approach, we…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Multi-model comparison of Swiss decarbonization scenarios

    Collaborating under the Swiss Energy Modeling Platform (SEMP), five modeling teams (employing an energy systems model and four macroeconomic models with a focus on energy) have carried out a multi-model…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Buffering volatility: Storage investments and technology-specific renewable energy support

    Mitigating climate change will require integrating large amounts of highly intermittent renewable energy (RE) sources in future electricity markets. Considerable uncertainties exist about the cost and…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Carbon abatement with renewables: Evaluating wind and solar subsidies in Germany and Spain

    This paper exploits the exogeneity of weather conditions to evaluate renewable energy (RE) subsidies in Germany and Spain in terms of their short-run direct program costs for reducing carbon dioxide…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Higher Price, Lower Costs? Minimum Prices in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme

    In this paper, we examine the introduction of a price floor in an emissions trading system (ETS) when some emissions are regulated outside the ETS. We theoretically characterize the conditions under which a…

  6. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Efficient and Equitable Policy Design: Taxing Energy Use or Promoting Energy Savings?

    Should energy use be lowered by using broad-based taxes or through promoting and mandating energy savings through command-and-control measures and targeted subsidies? We integrate a micro-simulation analysis,…