Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 65 percent compared to 1990 by 2030 to achieve national climate targets. Nearly one third of greenhouse gas emissions in Germany are caused by private household consumption. Using Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) data, this Weekly Report calculates the...

This study validates a newly-developed scale of consumer culture at individual-level in purchase-consumption context. Following unipolar approach in measurement, the applicable-reliable scale for consumer culture analyzes plausible effects of the seven cultural dimensions on three selected...