We analyze monopoly power in a market for a complementary fossil resource like oil in a twocountry/two period model with international trade in general equilibrium. Focusing on thecomplex interplay of capital and resource market, we elaborate how these effects feed backinto the resource...

We analyze the effects of an announced future carbon tax increase on the extraction behaviorof a monopolistic supplier of a scarce fossil energy resource like oil in a two country, two periodgeneral equilibrium model with symmetric and homothetic preferences and no extractioncosts. Based on the...

We analyze monopoly power in a market for a complementary fossil resource like oil in a two country/two period model with international trade in general equilibrium. Focusing on the complex interplay of capital and resource market, we elaborate how these effects feed back into the resource...

Climate policy instruments in the transportation sector like fuel economy standards (CAFE) and fuel taxes not only affect households’ vehicle choice, but also the urban form in the long run. We introduce household level vehicle choice into the urban economic monocentric city model and run...

This dissertation deals with the complex and multifaceted issue of climate change and climate policy. Since the problem touches upon many disciplines and also subfields within economics, the present study tries to bridge the gaps between different areas and dimensions of economic analysis....

We identify and examine a novel welfare channel of fuel economy standards through the in-teraction with public transit and households' location choices. A stricter emission standard for cars decreases the marginal cost of driving and triggers a shift in modal choice from public to private...

Value issues such as climate policy, immigration, or identity politics are among the most polarizing policy issues in the U.S. and other high-income countries. That polarization has been rising over the last decades. I investigate a novel channel of income inequality and political campaign...

Ein größerer Anteil von Homeoffice-Tagen senkt zwar kurzfristig die Anzahl der Fahrten zur Arbeit und die entsprechenden CO2-Emissionen. Langfristig ziehen die Menschen jedoch im Schnitt von den Innenstädten weiter weg und nehmen längere Pendeldistanzen in Kauf, um von billigerem Wohnraum...

The long-term trend toward more work from home due to digitization has found a strong new driver, the Covid-19 pandemic. The profound change in urban mobility patterns supports the often-held view that reducing the number of commuting trips can lower carbon emissions to a certain degree. We...

Im Juni 2013 hat die Regierung von US-Präsident Barack Obama mit dem sogenannten »Climate Action Plan«, einen neuen Versuch gestartet, die Treibhausgasemissionen vor allem im Transport- und Elektrizitätssektor in den nächsten Jahren zu reduzieren. Vor diesem Hintergrund gibt der Artikel...