Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2022

    How Effective Is Carbon Pricing? A Machine Learning Approach to Policy Evaluation

    While carbon taxes are generally seen as a rational policy response to climate change, knowledge about their performance from an ex-post perspective is still limited. This paper analyzes the emissions and cost…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    The cost of debt of renewable and non-renewable energy firms

    The risks imminent to younger technologies and markets may hinder renewable energy firms’ access to financing. This could curtail the investment needed for the transformation of the global energy sector.…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2021

    More birds than stones —A framework for second-best energy and climate policy adjustments

    A well-known principle in public economics states that at least as many policy instruments as market failures are required to achieve an efficient outcome. In practice, however, regulatory power is often…

  4. ZEW policy brief Nr. 21-09 // 2021

    Ausblick auf die COP26 in Glasgow

    Bei der 26. UN-Klimakonferenz in Glasgow geht es um die Umsetzung der Ziele aus dem Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die schrittweise Zielerhöhung der einzelnen Länder, die sich…