1. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2016-02

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Interdisciplinary Conference Ubiquitous Working
      • MaTax Tax Law Conference 2016
      • ZEW Summer Workshop
      • Third International ZEW Conference on the Dynamics of Entrepreneurship
    3. Sta…
  2. ZEW Newsletter // 2017

    2016-01

    1. News
    2. Call for Papers
      • Fourth International BIBB/IAB/ZEW Conference on TASKS IV
      • Fifth Mannheim Energy Conference
    3. Staff
      • Appointments
      • Visiting Researchers
    4. Press Releases
    5. Recent Publications…
  3. Refereed Journal // 2017

    Prospect Theory, Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change

    Prospect theory (PT) is a widely accepted theory for decisions under uncertainty. However, so far a systematic application to climate policy (CP) does not exist. One important postulation of PT is that outcomes…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2017

    The Impact of Administrative Transaction Costs in the EU Emissions Trading System

    This paper empirically investigates the impact of transaction costs for monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) of emissions on companies regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) in Germany.…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 17-058 // 2017

    Imitation Perfection – A Simple Rule to Prevent Discrimination in Procurement

    Procurement regulation aimed at curbing discrimination requires equal treatment of sellers. However, Deb and Pai (2017) show that such regulation imposes virtually no restrictions on the ability to discriminate.…