We econometrically evaluate the performance effects of a six month e-learning programme in a large retail chain with monthly data on sales revenue, for four years using panel regressions. Participants in early cohorts show positive performance effects during training periods that depreciate...

Auch wenn die Politik ihre Anstrengungen vor allem darauf richtet, den globalen Klimawandel zu vermeiden, kommt Anpassungsstrategien der Unternehmen eine mindestens ebenso bedeutsame Rolle zu. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat das ifo Institut zusammen mit der Technischen Universität Dresden eine...

We estimate the causal impact of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme on manufacturing firms using comprehensive panel data from the German production census. Semiparametric matching estimators yield robust evidence that the policy caused treated firms to abate onefifth of their CO2 emissions between...

I study the causal effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on the productivity of German manufacturing firms. Using administrative firm-level data, I estimate robust production functions for narrowly defined industries. This approach allows for an endogenous dynamic...