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Die Rolle von Förderbanken als Finanzierer der Energiewende
Reddig, Bertram - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 89 (2020) 2, pp. 33-40
Förderkredite sind und bleiben ein wichtiges Anreizinstrument für Investitionen in die Energiewende und sie sind für Kreditinstitute das Haupthandlungsfeld zu deren Unterstützung. Das Zusammenspiel von Produktangeboten der Förderbanken wie der KfW und der flächendeckenden Vertriebskraft...
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Importeinsparungen fossiler Brennund Kraftstoffe durch Energieeffizienzgewinne und den Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien: Fortschreibung für die Jahre 2019 und 2020 sowie vorläufige Erg...
Becker, Lisa; Ulrich, Philip - 2022
Fossile Brenn- und Kraftstoffe werden in Deutschland überwiegend importiert. Der Ausbau erneuerbarer Energien und Effizienzgewinne, die durch die Energiewende induziert werden, bringen einen verringerten Einsatz dieser fossilen Brenn- und Kraftstoffe mit sich. Ziel ist es, die Einsparungen...
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The political economy of the green technology sector
Wangler, Leo - 2009
This paper discusses aspects related to the green technology sector in Germany. In a ?rst step institutional reforms enabling diffusion of green technologies are analysed. Cost arguments are also taken into account. In a second step a theoretical model developed by Tanguay et al. (2004) is...
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Environmental policy and innovation: a decade of research
Popp, David - 2019
Encouraging innovation is an important part of environmental policy. A large literature in environmental economics examines the links between environmental policy and innovation. This paper reviews recent literature on green innovation. I highlight major trends in the literature, including an...
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Energieeffizienz: Regulierung für Wohngebäude wirkt
Michelsen, Claus; Ritter, Nolan - In: DIW Wochenbericht 84 (2017) 38, pp. 787-790
In Deutschland wird seit 1978 durch staatliche Energieeffizienzmindeststandards versucht, den Heizenergieverbrauch in Wohngebäuden zu reduzieren. So sollen Kosten verringert, die Abhängigkeit von Energieimporten reduziert und, im Rahmen der nationalen Klimaschutzbemühungen, die CO2-Emissionen...
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On the rising complexity of bank regulatory capital requirements: From global guidelines to their United States (US) implementation
Barth, James R.; Miller, Stephen Matteo - In: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 11 (2018) 4, pp. 1-33
After the Latin American Debt Crisis of 1982, the official response worldwide turned to minimum capital standards to promote stable banking systems. Despite their existence, however, such standards have still not prevented periodic disruptions in the banking sectors of various countries. After...
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Prices versus Quantities Reassessed
Karp, Larry S.; Traeger, Christian P. - 2018
“Prices versus quantities” (Weitzman 1974), a hugely influential paper, is widely cited (and taught) in current debates about the best policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The paper’s criterion for ranking policies suggests that technological uncertainty favors taxes over cap and...
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The demands for environmental regulation and for trade in the presence of private mitigation
Hotte, Louis; Winer, Stanley L. - 2008
We study the nature of individual demands for environmental regulation and for trade openness in the general … afford private mitigation of the adverse consequences of pollution is a central feature of the analysis. Private mitigation … leads to an endogenous, unequal distribution of the health-related consequences of pollution across income groups in a …
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Design standards and technology adoption: Welfare effects of increasing environmental fines when the number of firms is endogenous
Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim - 2013
This paper examines the consequences of an increase in the expected fine for non-compliance with an environmental design standard for an industry with Cournot competition and free entry. Our analysis is quite timely, given recent policy proposals to raise environmental fines. We describe the...
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Smart Cap
Karp, Larry S.; Träger, Christian - 2021
We introduce a “smart” cap and trade system that eliminates the welfare costs of asymmetric information (“uncertainty”). This cap responds endogenously to technology or macroeconomic shocks, relying on the market price of certificates to aggregate information. It allows policy makers to...
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