This thesis aims at improving the current representation of adaptation in economic frameworks of climate change by a) accounting for the time-dependent evolution of the adaptive capacities of countries and b) quantifying unwelcome feedbacks of the adaptation process. In this context, it is...

Dieser Bericht besteht aus zwei Teilen, die weitgehend unabhängig voneinander im Rahmen des AdaptCosts vom Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung und Germanwatch erarbeitet worden sind (siehe dazu Abbildung 1 zum "Work Flow"). Ziel der Untersuchungen war es, Wissenslücken zur Schätzung...

In this article I develop an imperfectly competitive dynamic general equilibrium model for a small open economy integrated in a monetary union. Here, the type of entry in the non-traded goods' sector affects fiscal policy effectiveness. Fiscal policy effectiveness is enlarged when aggregate...

This paper analyses a simple imperfectly competitive general equilibrium model where the entry mechanism generates an endogenous markup. In this second-best world fiscal policy is more effective than in Walrasian or in fixed-markup monopolistic competition models, as it produces efficiency gains...

To stop climate change, we have to limit global warming to 1.5°C. But can we still achieve this target? And if so, what pathways can society take in transiting towards a climate-just economy? One important yardstick emerging from it was the need for global emissions to reach net-zero by 2050,...