Notwendigkeit, Ansatzpunkte und Methodik der Honorierung ökologischer Leistungen sind verstärkt Gegenstand der aktuellen umweltpolitischen Diskussion. Insbesondere die ökologische Leistungshonorierung in der Landwirtschaft vor dem Hintergrund eines auch gesetzlich forcierten Naturschutzes...

This paper studies the impact of equity considerations on the stability of international agreements between heterogeneous countries. We show that allowing countries to finance abatement projects in developing countries which, due to equity-reasons, have no binding emission targets can reduce the...

This paper reports on a contingent valuation study eliciting willingness to pay for a public program for the preservation of lagoon, beach and infrastructure in the island of S. Erasmo in the Lagoon of Venice. A referendum dichotomous choice approach with a follow-up question is used to obtain...

In the paper, I explored links between inflow of FDI, natural resource abundance and economic growth. The paper is an attempt to analyze a lager sample of 106 countries and investigate the impact of FDI inflow on the economic growth of the host country. Further, natural resource abundance is...

In diesem Aufsatz untersuchen wir die Beziehung von Verantwortung und Kuppelproduktion. Unsere Verantwortung reflektiert unsere Fähigkeit, frei zu handeln. Wir können nur frei handeln, insofern wir für unsere Handlungen und ihre Folgen Verantwortung übernehmen; die Grenzen unserer...

In this paper, we discuss the relationship between responsibility and joint production. Responsibility mirrors our ability to act freely. We can act freely only if we can assume responsibility for our actions and their consequences; the limits of our responsibility are therefore also the limits...

Die modernen Umweltprobleme sind Folgen des menschlichen Handelns. Sie werfen nicht nur die Frage auf, wer für diese Probleme die Verantwortung trägt. In ihrer Komplexität machen es diese Umweltprobleme vielmehr fraglich, ob wir für unsere Eingriffe in die Natur Verantwortung überhaupt...

Geographical economics analyzes the endogenous determination of the location of economic activity in a general equilibrium framework. We investigate the impact of pollution by focusing on the interaction between location advantages and negative pollution externalities associated with local...

Foreign aid can contribute to sustainable forestry in many ways. The goal is to secure forest benefits of the future, without compromising the needs of the present generations. This paper elaborates on forestry aid as it has evolved in the past. Future directions are suggested, referring to...

Energy is linked to most of the major global challenges of the twenty-first century. Poverty eradication, climate change, ecosystem management, world health and security are all influenced by energy, its availability, cost, emissions and other impacts. Unfortunately, energy systems as currently...