Showing 1 - 10 of 15,032
This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning …. The effect of experienced weather events on SWB of the heads of the households is only significant for heat waves; not for … weather experiences are quantified. It becomes apparent that the indirect effect is significant but small compared to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010384641
This paper deals with the effect of (i) damage experience from extreme weather events and (ii) expectations concerning …. The effect of experienced weather events on SWB of the heads of the households is only significant for heat waves; not for … weather experiences are quantified. It becomes apparent that the indirect effect is significant but small compared to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013049651
Based on a life-cycle sustainability assessment and the calculation of carbon abatement costs, we quantify the greenhouse-gas emission reductions and costs if green waste in the metropolitan region of Berlin, Germany, is diverted from composting into the production of hydrothermally carbonized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011746574
The effects of extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts are taken into account in both global and … extreme weather events, in particular, droughts and high temperatures, for the German power sector. Furthermore, we consider … droughts. We stress that increasing frequencies of such extreme weather events will aggravate the observed problem, especially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295795
The effects of extreme weather events, such as heat waves and droughts, are taken into account in both global and … emerging risks of extreme weather events, in particular, droughts and high temperatures, for the German power sector. Our … extreme weather events will aggravate the observed problem, especially with respect to the transition of the power sector. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012299466
We investigate the impact of short-term weather and long-term climate on self-reported life satisfaction using panel … data. We find robust evidence that day-to-day weather variation impacts life satisfaction by a similar magnitude to … present evidence that weather bias arises because of the cognitive challenge of reporting life satisfaction. Consistent with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014163242
Individual risk preference may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after experiencing shocks. So far the empirical evidence is sparse, especially when it comes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454120
adaptation behavior in response to indoor heat stress during summer months. Providing detailed information of household … cient to trigger investments in adaptation measures: While the propensity to adapt is heterogeneous across socio … adaptation probability. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514479
Individual risk preference may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after experiencing shocks. So far the empirical evidence is sparse, especially when it comes to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993572
I estimate the level of emissions cost pass-through to hourly wholesale electricity prices in Germany, based on spot market data. I control for contemporaneous shocks to demand and supply by constructing a detailed supply curve for fossil generation, and intersecting it with residual demand for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010412091