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Green technology policies versus carbon pricing: An intergenerational perspective

Rausch, Sebastian; Yonezawa, Hidemichi - 2023

Technology policy is the most widespread form of climate policy and is often preferred over seemingly efficient carbon pricing. We propose a new explanation for this observation: gains that predominantly accrue to households with large capital assets and that influence majority decisions in...

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Strategic delegation and international permit markets: Why linking may fail

Habla, Wolfgang; Winkler, Ralph - 2017

We analyse a principal-agent relationship in the context of international climate policy. Principals in two countries first decide whether to merge domestic emission permit markets to an international market, then delegate the domestic permit supply to an agent. We find that principals select...

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The political economy of negotiating international carbon markets

Arvaniti, Maria; Habla, Wolfgang - 2020

International carbon markets are frequently propagated as an efficient instrument for reducing CO2 emissions. We argue that such markets, despite their desirable efficiency properties, might not be in the best interest of governments who are guided by strategic considerations in negotiations. We...

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Pricing carbon in a multi-sector economy with social discounting

Kalsbach, Oliver; Rausch, Sebastian - 2021

Economists tend to view a uniform emissions price as the most cost-effective approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This paper offers a different view, focusing on economies where society values the well-being of future generations more than private actors. Employing analytical and...

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Self-interest and support of climate-related transport policy measures: An empirical analysis for citizens in Germany and Sweden

Habla, Wolfgang; Kokash, Kumai; Löfgren, Åsa; … - 2024

Based on data from broadly representative surveys among more than 1,400 citizens in Germany and Sweden, this paper empirically examines the support of different groups of climate-related (passenger) transport policy measures targeting vehicle use, public transport, air travel, and bicycle use....

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The economics of adaptation to climate change: the case of Germany

Dannenberg, Astrid; Mennel, Tim; Osberghaus, Daniel; … - 2009

Given the ubiquitous scarcity of resources an economic approach is necessary in order to determine an optimal strategy of adaptation to climate change. In this paper we develop an economic framework for the study of adaptation which allows us to distinguish between decentralized adaptation by...

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Total costs and budgetary effects of adaptation to climate change: An assessment for the European Union

Osberghaus, Daniel; Reif, Christiane - 2010

Adaptation to climate change is gaining increasing relevance in the public debate of climate policy. However, detailed and regionalised cost estimates as a basis for cost-benefit-analyses are rare. We compose available cost estimates for adaptation in Europe, and in particular Germany, Finland...

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General knowledge about climate change, factors influencing risk perception and willingness to insure

Menny, Claas; Osberghaus, Daniel; Pohl, Max; Werner, Ute - 2011

risk perception of the phenomenon was analysed. We found that a better understanding of the effects of climate change might … correspond with higher risk perception. Further factors affecting the risk perception of climate change are gender, experience of … effective for increasing risk perception and willingness to insure. Higher risk perception might induce higher interest in …

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General knowledge about climate change, factors influencing risk perception and willingness to insure

Menny, Claas; Osberghaus, Daniel; Pohl, Max; Werner, Ute - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011

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Total costs and budgetary effects of adaptation to climate change: An assessment for the European Union

Osberghaus, Daniel; Reif, Christiane - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2010

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