Eine gesellschaftlich akzeptable Klimapolitik darf aus der Sicht der Entscheidungsträger in der EU die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit europäischer energieintensiver Industrien nicht gefährden. Die vorliegende Dissertation bewertet intersektorale Verteilungswirkungen der europäischen Klimapolitik und...

Three computable general equilibrium models are used to estimate the economic implications of a stylized version of EU climate policy. If implemented at the lowest possible cost, the 20% emissions reduction would lead to a welfare loss of 0.5-2.0% by 2020. Second-best policies increase costs. A...

Starting in 2005, the EU will implement a CO2 emissions trading scheme. In this paper we show that the outspoken goals of economic efficiency and free allocation of allowances are incompatible with harmonized allocation rules. In general, the assignment of allowances is endogenous and differs...