The development of traditional Regional Economics into what has been called New Economic Geography meant uniting all of the ZEW´s research departments into a collaborating team. Despite its clear roots in the…
The quintessence of the project were the questions to what extent changes in social security contributions affect labour costs and how the structure of the social security system has an impact on this relation.…
This project investigated the institutionalisation of multilateral environmental negotiations. In particular, using a game theoretical approach, the results achieved in international climate negotiations were…
Joint Implementation (JI) has been defined in the Kyoto Protocol as one of the major 'flexible mechanisms' by which to tackle issues of climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…
The instrument of tradable certificates was the focal point of this research project. So far, the trading of green certificates for promoting renewable sources of energy has mainly been discussed for the…
Ever larger amounts to be provided as well as lower qualities available are two key aspects of the concern about water that each country´s political agenda world-wide will have to address. Basic tenets of…
In this project we will pursue the goals that were set in the first part of the DFG-project. It includes a detailed comparison of financing terms for small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany and the USA. To…
The implementation of policies aimed at "sustainable" use of natural resources requires quantitative assessment of respective outcomes. The macroeconomic analysis supports the quantification of potential…
In this extension of the 1999 project (with the same title) we were able to go beyond the initial derivation of external costs of land-based passenger transport, particularly of the costs of pollution, the overall…