In this paper we analyze the implications of recycling for long-run economic development. In contrast to former approaches, we take explicit account of the circulation of matter in the economy. Building upon a Romer (1990) type growth model we consider virgin resources and recycled wastes as...

Cities around the world face major challenges caused by the extensive use of private cars. To counteract these problems, a new paradigm is necessary which promotes alternative mobility services. ‘Smart mobility’ refers to a new mobility behaviour that makes use of innovative technical...

Technical progress is disrupting the mobility sector. New door-to-door (D2D) mobility integrators promise to offer smart mobility by packaging together different mobility services such as car-sharing and public transport. However, mobility providers up to now have rarely entered into value...

Digitalization is changing the mobility sector. Companies have developed entirely new mobility services, and mobility services with pre-digital roots, such as ride-sharing and public transport, have leveraged digitalization to become more convenient to use. Nevertheless, private car use remains...

The purpose of this paper is to propose an axiomatic characterization of ecological footprint indices. Using an axiomatic approach, we define a set of axioms to represent the properties considered appropriate to ecological footprint measures in general. It can be shown that there exists a...

Dieser Beitrag behandelt das Korridorverfahren im vertikalen Finanzausgleich der Länder. In diesem Verfahren wird die originäre Verteilung der Budgetdefizite der Kommunen auf einen engen Korridor gestutzt, der den effizienten Bereich der Bereitstellung lokaler öffentlicher Güter markieren...

In diesem Beitrag wird das Problem der asymmetrischen Information und Anreizkompatibilität im vertikalen Finanzausgleich der Länder am Beispiel des Korridorverfahrens behandelt. Dem Korridorverfahren liegt die Annahme einer asymmetrischen Informationsstruktur zugrunde, bei der die Kommunen...

In this paper, we discuss the endogenous formation of climate coalitions in an issue-linkage regime. In particular, we propose to build a link to the issue of preferential free trade. Trade privileges exclusively granted to members of the climate coalition work as an incentive mechanism for...

Die Schlüsselzuweisungen haben im kommunalen Finanzausgleich im wesentlichen die Aufgabe, die fiskalische Ungleichheit der Kommunen zu reduzieren. Ob dies auch wirklich gelingt, ist mit analytischen Methoden noch nicht untersucht worden. Das liegt in erster Linie an dem numerischen...

The objective of this paper is to provide an axiomatic foundation to the ecological footprint developed and refined by the authors in the Global Footprint Network, among others. For this purpose, five axioms are proposed which represent general properties any ecological footprint measure should...