Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-56 // 2003

    Computable General Equilibrium Analysis: Opening a Black Box

    Computable general equilibrium models play an important role in applied economic research. These models accommodate the micro-consistent systematic analysis of complex economic problems where analytical…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-73 // 2003

    Efficiency, Compensation, and Discrimination: What is at Stake When Implementing the EU Emissions Trading Scheme?

    Abstract: In 2005, an EU-wide emissions trading scheme covering major CO2 producing sites shall comeinto power. The key objective of the trading scheme is to promote cost-efficiency of carbon reduction within…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-70 // 2003

    Reforming Social Welfare in Germany - An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

    This paper analyses the effects of a social assistance reform in Germany. In contrast to studies which are based on microsimulation methods we use a computable general equilibrium model which incorporates a…