This paper studies the long-term distribution of energy-efficiency outcomes in the German residential sector. To uncover the underlying energy efficiency of buildings, we estimate the causal response of building-level heat energy demand to variability in heating degree days. We examine...

Der weltweite Klimaschutz hat im vergangenen Jahr erneut einen Rückschlag erlitten. Nach vorläufi gen Schätzungen stiegen die Emissionen von Kohlendioxid (CO2 ), dem mit weitem Abstand wichtigsten Treibhausgas, im Jahre 2005 gegenüber 2004 weltweit um etwa 2,5 %; gegenüber 1990 betrug der...

The current study examines individuals who were raised in a certain religion and at some stage of their life left it. Currently, they define their religious affiliation as 'no religion'. A battery of explanatory variables (country-specific ones, personal attributes and marriage variables) was...