Monte Carlo (MC) simulations are one of the dominant approaches to compare statistical methods. To date, there is no standard procedure for MC simulations. Although internally valid, they exhibit a certain degree of arbitrariness through the various choices that researchers make. In this paper,...

To provide the basis for evaluating the effectiveness of price policies, this paper contributes to the literature by estimating the heterogeneity in the response of residential electricity demand to price increases across household types. Drawing on household panel data from the German...

Zur Erreichung der Klimaschutzziele im Gebäudesektor wurden in den vergangenen Jahren zahlreiche Maßnahmen ergriffen. Mit dem neu etablierten Ariadne Wärme- und Wohnen-Panel (German Heating and Housing Panel, GHHP) ist erstmals die Voraussetzung für eine fundierte Evaluierung der...

The proliferation of instruments targeted at combatting climate change necessitates evidence-based evaluation to identify strategies that are not only effective and cost-efficient, but also supported by the population. In Germany, the data needed to support such analysis is scarce, however. A...