Vertragsnaturschutz im Wald stellt trotz vielfacher wissenschaftlicher und politischer Anstrengungen im Gegensatz zum Vertragsnaturschutz in der Landwirtschaft nur eine Randerscheinung dar. Neben geringen Umsetzungen europäischer Fördermöglichkeiten in nationale Programme bereiten die wenigen...

The thesis contains three essays in the field of environmental policy. In the first paper, we study the relationship between the agri-environmental payments for farmers and wildlife. The effects of EU agri-environmental programs (AEPs) on the environment have been mixed. Spending on AEPs has...

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...