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The demand for climate protection: An empirical assessment for Germany
Löschel, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo; Vogt, Carsten - 2010
In this paper, we investigate the real demand for climate protection. For this purpose we conducted a framed field experiment with a sample of the residential population in Mannheim, Germany. Participants were endowed with € 40 and given the opportunity to contribute to climate protection by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010302592
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Pollution externalities in a Schumpeterian growth model
Koesler, Simon - 2010
This paper extends a standard Schumpeterian growth model to include an environmental dimension. Thereby, it explicitly links the pollution intensity of economic activity to technological progress. In a second step, it investigates the effect of pollution on economic growth under the assumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010301687
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Pollution externalities in a Schumpeterian growth model
Koesler, Simon - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
This paper extends a standard Schumpeterian growth model to include an environmental dimension. Thereby, it explicitly links the pollution intensity of economic activity to technological progress. In a second step, it investigates the effect of pollution on economic growth under the assumption...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646451
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The Role of Transaction Costs and Risk Premia in the Determination of Climate Change Policy Responses
Stronzik, Marcus; Hunt, Alistair; Eckermann, Frauke; … - 2003
Transaction costs and risk have generally not been taken into account in assessing the Kyoto mechanisms JI, CDM and emissions trading. However, they can have a significant influence. With regard to the project-based mechanisms, the factor that most determines the influence of transaction costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297308
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German car buyers' willingness to pay to reduce CO2 emissions
Achtnicht, Martin - 2009
Motorised individual transport strongly contributes to global CO2 emissions, due to its intensive usage of fossil fuels. Current political efforts addressing this issue (i.e. emission performance standards in the EU) are directed towards car manufacturers. This paper focuses on the demand side....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299474
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German car buyers' willingness to pay to reduce CO2 emissions
Achtnicht, Martin - 2012
Motorized individual transport strongly contributes to global CO2 emissions, due to its intensive usage of fossil fuels. Current political efforts addressing this issue (i.e. emission performance standards in the EU) are directed towards car manufacturers. This paper focuses on the demand side....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010308488
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Klimapolitik während der Corona-Pandemie: Ergebnisse einer Haushaltserhebung
Frondel, Manuel; Kussel, Gerhard; Larysch, Tobias; … - 2020
von Klimawandel und Klimapolitik hat, inwieweit die Befragten gesundheitlich und finanziell betroffen sind sowie zur … gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt. Dennoch bleibt auch der Klimawandel ein wichtiges Thema: Nur sechs Prozent der Befragten finden, dass … der Klimawandel seit Jahresbeginn an Bedeutung verloren habe. 70 % sehen keine Veränderung in der Wichtigkeit des Themas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012267474
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Direct and indirect effects of weather experiences on life satisfaction: Which role for climate change expectations?
Osberghaus, Daniel; Kühling, Jan - 2014
This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning future climate change on subjective wellbeing (SWB). We use data of a large representative survey amongst German households. The effect of experienced weather events on SWB of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010392329
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Revealed preferences for climate protection when the purely individual perspective is relaxed: Evidence from a framed field experiment
Löschel, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo; Uehleke, Reinhard - 2013
In this paper, we investigate the real demand for climate protection when the purely individual perspective of existing revealed preference studies is relaxed. This is achieved in two treatments; first, we determine the information subjects receive about the demand revealed by other subjects in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010311598
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The demand for climate protection: An empirical assessment for Germany
Löschel, Andreas; Sturm, Bodo; Vogt, Carsten - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010
In this paper, we investigate the real demand for climate protection. For this purpose we conducted a framed field experiment with a sample of the residential population in Mannheim, Germany. Participants were endowed with € 40 and given the opportunity to contribute to climate protection by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694109