panel data from Germany, we fail to reject the hypothesis that the fuel price elasticities for petrol and diesel are equal …

In Germany, hard coal has been subsidized for almost half a century. Despite the declining significance of hard coal … raised by the proponents of hard coal subsidization in Germany and other EU countries. Most importantly, in addition to the … subsidies not only in Germany, where in nominal terms the accumulated amount of subsidies has now by far exceeded 130 billion …

The EU-wide Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), established in 2005, is a key pillar of Europe¿s strategy to attain … even when strong competition prevails on electricity markets. As our estimations for Germany¿s power sector show, these … auctioning system may endanger the competitive position of energy-intensive industries in Europe, unless all other major …