Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-026 // 2020

    Beyond Monetary Barriers to Electric Vehicle Adoption: Evidence From Observed Usage of Private and Shared Cars

    We use car-level micro data to provide empirical evidence on the usage of conventional and electric vehicles (EVs) in private and car sharing fleets in Germany. We shed light on both monetary and non-monetary…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2020

    The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and Fuel Efficiency of Fossil Fuel Power Plants in Germany

    I investigate the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) on fuel efficiency of fossil fuel power plants, using administrative micro data on German power plants from 2003 to 2012. I find…

  3. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2020

    How marginal is lignite? Two simple approaches to determine price-setting technologies in power markets

    How much carbon is in the price of power? The answer to this question determines many economic consequences of climate policies, i.e. in terms of costs for downstream industries. It requires, however, to first…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-020 // 2020

    The Political Economy of Negotiating International Carbon Markets

    International carbon markets are frequently propagated as an efficient instrument for reducing CO2 emissions. We argue that such markets, despite their desirable efficiency properties, might not be in the best…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 20-019 // 2020

    The Welfare Effects of Persuasion and Taxation: Theory and Evidence from the Field

    How much information should governments reveal to consumers if consumption choices have uninternalized consequences to society? How does an alternative tax policy compare to information disclosure? We develop a…