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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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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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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
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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 - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 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/10010985679
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Direct and indirect effects of weather experiences on life satisfaction: Which role for climate change expectations?
Osberghaus, Daniel; Kühling, Jan - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 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/10010985714
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Underdiversification in Private Companies: Required Returns and Incentive Effects
Müller, Elisabeth - 2004
Owners of private companies are often highly underdiversified which exposes them to idiosyncratic risk. We investigate the consequences of underdiversification at the company level. Information on US companies and their owners is obtained from the Survey of Consumer Finances and the Survey of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297370
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Returns to Private Equity: Idiosyncratic Risk Does Matter!
Müller, Elisabeth - 2007
Owners of private companies often invest a substantial share of their net worth in one company, which exposes them to idiosyncratic risk. For US companies we investigate whether owners require compensation for lack of diversification in the form of higher returns to equity. Exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298006
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Returns to private equity: idiosyncratic risk does matter!
Müller, Elisabeth - 2009
Owners of private companies often invest a substantial share of their net worth in one company, which exposes them to idiosyncratic risk. For US companies we investigate whether owners require compensation for lack of diversification in the form of higher returns to equity. Exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010299466