Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 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…

  2. Discussion und Working Paper // 2021

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

    Der nachhaltige Umgang mit natürlichen Ressourcen ist eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben der Menschheit. Die interdisziplinäre Online-Plattform MINE-Mapping the Interplay between Nature and Economy…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 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…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-014 // 2021

    Climate Finance and Emission Reductions: What Do the Last Twenty Years Tell Us?

    In the framework of the Paris Agreement implementation, financial transfers remain a major point of negotiation for addressing equity concerns raised by the ambitious climate objectives. In complement to the…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 21-010 // 2021

    Incentives and Intertemporal Behavioral Spillovers: A Two-Period Experiment on Charitable Giving

    We test whether and, if so, how incentives to promote pro-social behavior affect the extent to which it spills over to subsequent charitable giving. To do so, we conduct a two-period artefactual field experiment…