Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Negotiating Weights for Burden Sharing Rules in International Climate Negotiations: An Empirical Analysis

    We have collected data from a world-wide survey among COP delegates to empirically investigate preferences for certain burden sharing rules among key groups in a setting that reflects the possibility of…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Effectiveness of a Large-scale Flood Risk Awareness Campaign – Evidence from Two Panel Data Sets

    In the context of integrated flood risk management, governments and public agencies aim to strengthen flood risk reduction and insurance at the household level. They often employ awareness campaigns in order to…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-089 // 2020

    ‘Pay-Later’ vs. ‘Pay-as-You-Go’: Experimental Evidence on Present-Biased Overconsumption and the Importance of Timing

    When consuming goods provided by public utilities, such as telecommunication, water, gas or electricity, the predominant payment scheme is pay-later billing. This paper identifies one potential consequence of…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-072 // 2020

    How Do Different Compensation Schemes and Loss Experience Affect Insurance Decisions? Experimental Evidence From Two Independent and Heterogeneous Samples

    Although natural hazard insurance is advocated as an important means of risk management, private insurance demand often remains below critical levels. Prior loss experience and the design of governmental relief…

  5. Non-Refereed Journal // 2020

    Vertrauen im Überfluss oder doch lieber Verlässlichkeit? Zu Martin Hartmanns neuem Buch über das Vertrauen

    Review of Martin Hartmann's book "Vertrauen. Die unsichtbare Macht". The debate and publication activities around the trust motif have gained momentum in recent years. Hartmann's study is only one of…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-060 // 2020

    Klimapolitik zwischen Markt, Deliberation und Hegemonie – Der Emissionshandel und das Politische

    Originating in neoclassical economic theory, emission trading figures prominently in the increasingly pressing debate on how to resolve the ecological crisis. This paper elaborates three normative premises…

  7. Refereed Journal // 2020

    Klimapolitik während der Corona-Pandemie: Ergebnisse einer Haushaltserhebung

    This paper provides comprehensive empirical evidence on the influence of the pandemic on the perception of climate change and climate policy, the extent to which respondents are affected in terms of health and…

  8. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 20-058 // 2020

    Short-Term Impacts of Carbon Offsetting on Emissions Trading Schemes: Empirical Insights from the EU Experience

    The Paris Agreement established a new mechanism by which a country can offset some of its emissions reductions in other countries. Its design is still under negotiation. While taking advantage of cheaper…