Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. Discussion und Working Paper // 2025

    The Distributional Effects of EU Carbon Pricing

    The EU member states have committed to achieving climate neutrality, i.e. netzero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, by mid-century. The two emissions trading systems (ETSs) in the EU—ETS1 and ETS2—are the lead…

  2. Discussion und Working Paper // 2025

    Efficiency, Distributional, and Fiscal Effects of Climate Policy: The Case of Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Externalities

    The global public good nature of climate change mitigation and the resulting free-rider problem require a restructuring of the incentives for countries to price fossil energy consumption. Existing empirical…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2025

    International Trade and the Transmission of Temperature Shocks

    We examine how the adverse impacts of weather shocks are distributed through the trade
    network. Exploiting a rich, theoretically derived, fixed effects structure, we find signifi-
    cant negative short-run effects…

  4. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2025

    Impacts of ownership changes on emissions and industrial production: Evidence from Europe

    Firm ownership is a major determinant for the economic performance of firms, and emissions of pollutants are often by-products of industrial production. We investigate the impact of ownership on pollutant…

  5. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2025

    Money vs procedures – Evidence from an energy efficiency assistance program

    In many countries, governments have put in place targeted programs intended to support energy efficiency investments by low-income households, but have encountered low take-up even when subsidies are high. Using…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 24-079 // 2024

    Transporting Behavioral Insights to Low-Income Households: A Field Experiment on Energy Efficiency Investments

    Many industrialized countries have recognized the need to mitigate energy cost increases faced by low-income households by fostering the adoption of energy-efficient technologies. How to meet this need is an…

  7. ZEW policy brief Nr. 24-21 // 2024

    Zielgruppengerichtete Ausgestaltung von Förderprogrammen führt zum Erfolg: Was uns das Beispiel „Energieeffizienz für alle“ lehrt

    Bei Förderprogrammen steht eine hohe Bedürftigkeit knappen öffentlichen Mitteln gegenüber. Deswegen sollten sie wirksam sein. Das trifft auch auf neuere Förderprogramme zu, die einkommensschwachen Haushalten…

  8. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2024

    'More Bang for the Buck'? Experimental Evidence on the Mechanisms of an Energy Efficiency Subsidy

    Environmental subsidies are a popular public finance instrument used to reduce carbon emissions. However, there is little evidence on the mechanisms underlying the demand response to the introduction of a…