1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-091 // 2016

    The Power of Active Choice: Field Experimental Evidence on Repeated Contribution Decisions to a Carbon Offsetting Program

    We study the effect of a subtle change in the choice architecture on offsetting behavior. In a large-scale field experiment, we examine repeated voluntary contributions to a carbon offsetting program during the…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-090 // 2016

    Fuel for Inequality: Distributional Effects of Environmental Reforms on Private Transport

    This paper provides the first empirical evidence of the distributional effects of subsidies for the purchase of alternative vehicles based on an extended version of Hausman's exact consumer surplus. Consistently…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-089 // 2016

    The Impacts of the EU ETS on Efficiency – An Empirical Analyses for German Manufacturing Firms

    We investigate the effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the economic performance of manufacturing firms in Germany. Our difference-in-differences framework relies on several…

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  5. Gutachten // 2016

    Integrating Refugees in the Rhine-Neckar-Region: Initial Evidence from an Inclusive Soccer Project

    Die Studie untersucht eine Umfrage unter jungen, männlichen Geflüchteten, die entweder an einem integrativen Fußballprojekt teilnehmen oder zur Kontrollgruppe gehören. Die Umfrage wurde als Teil der Evaluation…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-088 // 2016

    Trends in the German Income Distribution: 2005/06 to 2010/11

    We analyze the potential influence of a number of factors on the distribution of equivalized net incomes in Germany over the period 2005/2006 to 2010/11. While income inequality considerably increased in the…

  7. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-087 // 2016

    The Amenity Cost of Road Noise

    This article reports a complete two stage hedonic analysis for road noise. For the estimation of the hedonic price function I develop a spatial research design which simultaneously reduces the risk of omitted…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-086 // 2016

    Jobs, Crime, and Votes – A Short-run Evaluation of the Refugee Crisis in Germany

    Millions of refugees made their way to Europe between 2014 and 2015, with over one million arriving in Germany alone. Yet, little is known about the impact of this inflow on labor markets, crime, and voting…

  9. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-085 // 2016

    Formal But Less Equal. Gender Wage Gaps in Formal and Informal Jobs in Brazil

    In developing countries, a large share of employees work informally and are not covered by employment protection legislation. I study here how gender wage inequality differs across formal and informal jobs in…

  10. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 16-084 // 2016

    End-of-Year Spending and the Long-Run Employment Effects of Training Programs for the Unemployed

    This study re-estimates the employment effects of training programs for the unemployed using exogenous variation in participation caused by budget rules in Germany in the 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in the…