Abstract: Der Netzbereich ist ein monopolistischer „Bottleneck“, der im neuen Energiewirtschaftsgesetz im Fokus der Regulierung steht. Eine wie für den deutschen Strommarkt geplante anreizbasierte Regulierung weist Schwächen im Bereich der Qualität auf. Die Regulierung der Netz-Qualität...

We calculate the expected incidence of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) using industry and household-level data. By combining data on direct CO2 emissions by production sector from the German Environmental Account with the German Input-Output Accounts, we calculate the CO2...

We calculate the expected incidence of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) using industry and household-level data. By combining data on direct CO2 emissions by production sector from the German Environmental Account with the German Input-Output Accounts, we calculate the CO2...

We develop a model of optimal carbon taxation and redistribution taking into account horizontal equity concerns by considering heterogeneous energy efficiencies. By deriving first- and second-best rules for policy instruments including carbon taxes, transfers and energy subsidies, we then...