Die Abschätzung der Effekte unilateraler Klimapolitik-Maßnahmen sowie deren Wirksamkeit geschieht in der bestehenden Literatur vornehmlich durch „Computable General Equilibrium“ (CGE) Modelle oder durch darauf basierende Integrated Assessment Modelle. Die Auswahl der zur Kalibrierung der...

Die Abschätzung der Effekte unilateraler Klimapolitik-Maßnahmen sowie deren Wirksamkeit geschieht in der bestehenden Literatur vornehmlich durch „Computable General Equilibrium“ (CGE) Modelle oder durch darauf basierende Integrated Assessment Modelle. Die Auswahl der zur Kalibrierung der...

We study the effect of climate policy on companies' greenhouse gas emissions using emissions data for the headquarters and subsidiaries of the world's biggest manufacturing, energy, and utility companies. Our results suggest that financial incentives and legal requirements to audit energy use...

This doctoral thesis, organized in three self-contained chapters, provides an analysis of the economic effects associated with the extraction of natural resources and the transition from an economy based on fossil fuel use to an economy relying primarily on renewable energy sources. Chapter 1...

This volume was prepared by Rahel Aichele while she was working at the ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2012 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. The chapters investigate how, in a...

The future international climate policy architecture will most likely consist of partial climate policy initiatives like the EU's Emission Trading System. Trade integration threatens to undermine these systems' environmental effectiveness by shifting emissions to other countries. We estimate a...

This volume was prepared by Rahel Aichele while she was working at the ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2012 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes five self-contained chapters. The chapters investigate how, in a...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Watts Next? The Energy Pathway -- Chapter 3. The EU Utility Transition: Electrifying Times -- Chapter 4. Transportation: The Long and Winding Road -- Chapter 5. Greendustry -- Chapter 6. Construction and Buildings: Green Blueprints -- Chapter 7. Forestry,...

Mit Hilfe von Patentdaten können zugrunde liegende Wissensflüsse näherungsweise abgebildet werden, so dass insgesamt mit Patentzitationsanalysen erste Rückschlüsse auf die Diffusion von Technologien gezogen werden können. In dem Beitrag werden die Wissensflüsse über Technologien zur...