Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-87 // 2005

    Self-financing Tax/Subsidy Mechanisms in Environmental Regulation with Many Firms

    We consider the application of self-financing tax/subsidy mechanisms in environmental regulation and explore the question whether these mechanisms yield strong investment incentives in a market with many firms…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-86 // 2005

    Hold-up Problems with Respect to R&D Investment and Licensing in Environmental Regulation

    We explore the design of self-financing tax-subsidy schemes to solve hold-up problems in environmental regulation. The announcement of the tax rate seems to be preferable to solve hold-up problems with respect…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 05-62 // 2005

    Alternative Approaches to Discrete Working Time Choice in an AGE Framework

    We compare two options of integrating discrete working time choice of heterogenous households into a general equilibrium model. The first, known from the literature, produces household heterogeneity through a…