Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-022 // 2018

    The Distribution of Material Footprints in Germany

    This study investigates the within-country heterogeneity of material footprints implied by households' consumption in Germany. Material footprints are defined as the amount of biomass, minerals, and fossil fuels…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-017 // 2018

    The Demand for Global and Local Environmental Protection – Experimental Evidence from Climate Change Mitigation in Beijing

    In this study, the real demand for global and local environmental protection in Beijing, China, is elicited and investigated. Participants from Beijing were offered the opportunity to contribute to voluntary…

  3. ZEW policy brief No. 18-03 // 2018

    The ‘Diesel’ Debate: Economic Policy Recommendations

    Diesel technology and the harm that its use causes in the form of local and global pollutant emissions have long been in the focus of environmental policy debates. Even the option of imposing driving bans on…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Non-binding Restrictions, Cooperation, and Coral Reef Protection: Experimental Evidence from Indonesian Fishing Communities

    We conduct a framed field experiment in Indonesian fishing communities, with an eye towards evaluating alternative decision-making processes for setting extraction restrictions to preserve coral reef fisheries…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2018

    Ursachen von Stromsperren in Privathaushalten: Empirische Ergebnisse aus der Allgemeinen Sozialberatung

    This article investigates factors correlated with the suspension of electricity supply in German households because of utility arrears. Utility arrears and power cut-offs occur frequently in households which…

  6. ZEW-Energiemarktbarometer // 2018

    Januar/Februar 2018

    • Wie die zunehmende Elektromobilität die Energiebranche herausfordert
    • Energiepreise stagnieren kurzfristig
    • Versorgungssicherheit weitgehend stabil
  7. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 18-007 // 2018

    The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and Fuel Efficiency of Fossil Fuel Power Plants in Germany

    I investigate the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on fuel efficiency of fossil fuel power plants using administrative micro data on power plants in Germany from 2003 to 2012. I…