Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Umwelt- und Klimaökonomik

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-055 // 2022

    The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation

    Most empirical studies on private climate change adaptation rely on self-reported intentions which often fail to translate into real actions. Consequently, this strand of literature can only insufficiently…

  2. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-053 // 2022

    Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods

    We experimentally test a theoretically promising amendment to the ratchet-up mechanism of the Paris Agreement. The ratchet-up mechanism prescribes that parties’ commitments to the global response to climate…

  3. Discussion und Working Paper // 2022

    Collective minimum contributions to counteract the ratchet effect in the voluntary provision of public goods

    We experimentally test a theoretically promising amendment to the ratchet-up mechanism of the Paris Agreement. The ratchet-up mechanism prescribes that parties’ commitments to the global response to climate…

  4. Beiträge in Sammel- und Tagungsbänden // 2022

    Jenseits der Logik des Marktes. Marcel Mauss, die Theorie der Gabe und die Idee einer friedlichen Welt

    Marcel Mauss schrieb 1924, er habe in den Motiven des „archaischen“ Gabentauschs vormoderner Gesellschaften „einen der Felsen gefunden, auf denen unsere Gesellschaften ruhen.“ Gabenpraktiken bestehen auch in…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-051 // 2022

    Executive Compensation Tied to ESG Performance: International Evidence

    This paper examines the reliance on ESG metrics in executive compensation contracts. In our sample of international publicly traded firms, a rapidly growing fraction incorporate ESG metrics in the compensation…

  6. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 22-052 // 2022

    Corporate Carbon Emission Statements

    Current corporate disclosures regarding carbon emissions lack commonly accepted accounting rules. The accrual accounting system for carbon emissions described here is grounded in the rules of historical cost…