Publications of the Research Unit Environmental and Climate Economics

  1. Non-Refereed Journal // 2021

    Wahrnehmung des Klimawandels in Deutschland: Eine Längsschnittbefragung privater Haushalte

    This article presents selected results of a survey of more than 6 000 private households from spring 2020 on the relevance of climate change and its potential impacts and draws comparisons with four thematically…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-029 // 2021

    Corona and the Stability of Personal Traits and Preferences: Evidence From Germany

    Based on panel data on around 5,500 German household heads originating from four years, this paper analyzes whether the experience of financial losses due to the Corona pandemic has affected three kinds of…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    The Ratchet Effect in Social Dilemmas

    In this paper, we investigate whether dynamic incentive schemes lead to a ratchet effect in a social dilemma. We test whether subjects strategically restrict their contribution levels at the beginning of a…

  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Die Online-Plattform MINE - eine Brücke zwischen Umwelt und Wirtschaft

    The sustainable management of natural resources is one of the most important tasks humanity faces. The interdisciplinary online platform MINE-Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-027 // 2021

    What Drives Carbon Emissions in German Manufacturing: Scale, Technique or Composition?

    Drastic emission reductions are necessary to combat climate change. However, despite several climate policies, carbon emissions from German manufacturing have actually increased between 2005 and 2017. In this…

  6. Discussion and Working Paper // 2021

    Price Matching Guarantees and Collusion: Theory and Evidence from Germany

    On May 27, 2015, the Shell network of gas stations in Germany introduced a Price Matching Guarantee (PMG) available to its card-carrying members. In the ensuing weeks, a series of attempts at tacit collusion…