Im Mittelpunkt der vorgestellten Arbeit steht die dynamische Anreizwirkung umweltpolitischer Instrumente. Die voliegende Arbeit erstellt einen differenzierten Vergleich umweltpolitischer Instrumente. Hierzu wird die Anreizwirkung von Steuern, Subventionen, Zertifikaten und einheitlichen...

This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weatherevents. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...

In form of a qualitative single case study this thesis examines what people from industrialized countries such as Germany can learn about sustainability from Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa, and the associated 'Sustainability Institute', a non-profit trust based at and operating from Lynedoch...

Organic farming and fair trade certified chains have emerged in West-Africa since the 1990s inanswer to new alternative markets in developed countries. These chains, involving actors fromNorth and South, are seen as an opportunity to sustainably valorise the small peasants agriculturein Africa...

The aim of this paper is to elicit the sensitivity of farmers to payments for agro-environmental services in acontext of strong agro-ecological and policy constraints. We present results from a choice experimentsurvey performed among the whole population of agricultural decision-makers (104) in...

The farm labor market is expected to experience supply deficiencies as a result of the displacement of foreign unskilled workers due to the impending implementation of stricter immigration policies in the United States. This study scrutinizes the farm labor hiring predicament of farm operators...