In the absence of a broad international agreement, national climate policies are less efficient, due to carbon leakage, and more costly, due to causing unemployment and a loss of competitiveness on international markets. As, in many countries, a substantial fraction of emissions results from the...

In the absence of a broad international agreement, national climate policies are less efficient, due to carbon leakage, and more costly, due to causing unemployment and a loss of competitiveness on international markets. As, in many countries, a substantial fraction of emissions results from the...

A carbon tax is an efficient economic instrument to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide released from fossil fuel burning. Its impacts on production of renewable energy depend on how it is designed-particularly in the context of the penetration of biofuels into the energy supply mix for road...

Mit 01. Januar 2008 wurde in der Schweiz ein System zum Handel von Emissionsrechten gestartet. Neben der CO2-Abgabe und dem Klimarappen auf Treibstoffe soll diese klimapolitische Massnahme wesentlich zur Erfüllung der Kyoto-Zielreduktion beitragen. Die Schweiz verfolgt zur Senkung der...

Mit 01. Januar 2008 wurde in der Schweiz ein System zum Handel von Emissionsrechten gestartet. Neben der CO2-Abgabe und dem Klimarappen auf Treibstoffe soll diese klimapolitische Massnahme wesentlich zur Erfüllung der Kyoto-Zielreduktion beitragen. Die Schweiz verfolgt zur Senkung der...

A longstanding theoretical discussion on the merits of prices vs.quantities for regulating emissions under uncertainty exists in environmentalpolicy literature. However, empirical evidence w.r.t. instrumentchoice has not been put forward so far. In particular, verylittle is known about...

This paper considers the effect of Parker and Wine Spectator ratings on Swiss retail prices of thegrand cru classé of Médoc , Graves and St Emilion as well as the most renowned wines ofPomerol in a panel data setting. The application of a two-way fixed effects regression model todata of the...