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• Publications // 31.08.2023

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Would You Like to Super-Size Your Car? The Effect Of Environmental Subsidies on Emissions

  evidence on charging instances of PHEV and combine it with a structural model of demand for new passenger vehicles to evaluate the market outcomes had subsidies for PHEV not been in place. I show that PHEV
• Projects // 01.10.2006

  The transition to new energy sources in passenger car transport: an economic analysis for Germany

  individual transport by passenger cars. Hence, an important objective of current EU transport policy is to reduce fossil fuel consumption and the specific CO2 emissions of passenger cars (CO2 per km). Besides [...] Besides the introduction of more energy efficient passenger cars the focus of the political discussion lies on the introduction of cars with new propulsion technologies using alternative fuels. But relatively [...] and their economic consequences. The results can be used for policy advice and for consulting of the car and energy industry.
• Events // 05.02.2020

  3 Shades of Artificial Intelligence 5G and Quantum Computing Setting the Stage for Next Generation AI

  science fiction movie: travelling in an ICE without a train driver; working from the passenger seat while your car drives autonomously; riding in a driverless bus through the city. Applications of artificial
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  News // 11.09.2019

  Using Market Forces to Protect the Environment

  meter of air volume, and automobile manufacturers must reduce the CO2 emissions of their new passenger cars by 37.5 per cent compared to 2021 by 2030. But limits such as these do not address how these
• Publications // 15.11.2017

  Refereed Journal - Fuel for inequality: Distributional effects of environmental reforms on private transport

  This paper provides the first empirical evidence of the distributional effects of subsidies for the purchase of alternative vehicles based on an extended version of Hausman's exact consumer surplus. I
• News // 26.05.2017

  The Road Will Become More Competitively Viable than Rail, Air and Water Transport

  accident occurs, is it the car manufacturer or the passenger that is liable? Does the owner have to be able to take over the controls at any time? And finally, how should the car be programmed to deal with [...] deal with a situation like the following: An autonomous car encounters an unexpected obstacle. If the car doesn't swerve, it puts the passenger's life in danger. If it does swerve, however, it endangers [...] On the one hand, the safe distance needed between autonomous cars will be shorter than what it is today, since a computer can react to the car in front braking more quickly than a human can. Traffic is also
• Publications // 22.12.2016

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Fuel for Inequality: Distributional Effects of Environmental Reforms on Private Transport

  This paper provides the first empirical evidence of the distributional effects of subsidies for the purchase of alternative vehicles based on an extended version of Hausman's exact consumer surplus. C
• News // 26.09.2016

  What Impact Does Deregulation Have on the Interurban Bus Sector? - "EU Policy Will Make More Integration Possible in the Interurban Bus Sector"

  competition. - How do you see market developments in the three-and-a-half years after Germany’s Passenger Transport Act ( Personenbeförderungsgesetz ) was amended? As expected, deregulation brought many [...] activity, coupled with a large demand for interurban travel, is likely to lead to there being as many passengers in 2016 as had been originally projected for 2030. These impressive figures underline the dynamics [...] respond very sensibly to price increases, while there are still close substitutes such as the train or car-sharing. Moreover, for the time being at least it is still fairly easy to enter the interurban bus
• Publications // 15.05.2006

  ZEW Discussion Paper - Lead Markets of Environmental Innovations: A Framework for Innovation and Environmental Economics

  benefits and the role of regulations. The approach is applied to two case studies: fuel-efficient passenger cars and wind energy. In both cases, one country adopted the innovation first. Later, other countries [...] design favoured by the lead market. The lead market became a large exporter in the wind generation and car industry respectively. We discuss the regulations employed and the reasons for the international success
• Publications // 15.10.2009

  ZEW Discussion Paper - German Car Buyers' Willingness to Pay to Reduce CO2 Emissions

  this issue (i.e. emission performance standards in the EU) are directed towards car manufacturers. Concretely, the whole car industry has to comply with an average of 120 grams of CO2 per kilometre between [...] long-term target for 2020 is an average of 95 grams of CO2 per kilometre (by way of comparison, passenger cars currently emit 160 grams of CO2 per kilometre on average). Manufacturers who exceed the specified [...] examines whether CO2 emissions per kilometre is a relevant attribute in car choices. Based on a stated preference experiment among potential car buyers from Germany, different mixed logit specifications are estimated