[Introduction ...] This paper explores the factors that influence the emergence and extent of rebound effects and the challenges that arise for a sustainable environmental policy. The focus here is on increasing energy efficiency and the energy consumption decisions on the consumer side. The...

[Introduction ...] The focus of this paper is the analysis of the extent to which the "energy efficiency gap" can be closed with the help of this new behavioral economic approach. The light-emitting diode (LED) will be the main subject of the investigation, as it is extremely energy efficient,...

[Einleitung ...] Im folgenden Kapitel werden die theoretischen Grundlagen des Experiments dargestellt. Dabei werden zunächst allgemeine Annahmen, die für das Experiment getroffen wurden, erläutert und danach auf die Hintergründe der verschiedenen Strategien, die für das Experiment...

[Introduction ...] The aim of this paper is to assess the evidence of rebound effects in the lighting sector through empirical studies and derive policy implications for promoting LED lighting. In the first section energy consumption for lighting in Germany is considered to estimate the...

We show that differences in present levels of racism within a sample of former European colonies can be traced back to historical institutions. Our identification strategy relies on the reversal of fortune, a historical shock capturing the exogenous establishment of different institutions during...

[Introduction and Research Question ...] Before we turn to the main body, we briefly sketch the organisation of this paper: Section 2 addresses the different components of different social security systems including the allocation of income, a minimum income as well as the respective financing...

Using a novel method to measure racism at the individual and country level, we show, our measure of racism has a strong negative and significant impact on economic development, quality of institutions, education and social capital. We test different hypotheses concerning the origin of racism and...

[Einleitung] Während Fragen einer gerechten Einkommensverteilung früher sehr oft am Beispiel der Lohnquote geführt wurden, richten sich Fragen zur Beurteilung der Gerechtigkeit der Einkommensverteilung nunmehr zu Recht auf die personelle Einkommensverteilung. Die Lohnquote, der beispielweise...

[Introduction] The way we produce food and generate energy substantially matters for major challenges of this century. Agricultural practices affect biodiversity, human health and quality of water; fossil-fuel power stations drive Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions exacerbating global warming; and...

In the light of irrational behaviour and decision biases leading people to commit systematic blunders, Thaler and Sunstein (2003) presented in their approach of libertarian paternalism the concept of choice architecture, to face the problem of wrong decisionmaking and resulting welfare losses by...