In bottom-up energy models endogenous technical change is introduced by implementing technology learning rates, which specify the quantitative relationship between the cumulative experiences of the technology on the one hand and cost reductions on the other. The main purpose of this paper is to...

The results from a semi-experimental study of Swedish students' stated willingness to purchase emission allowances for carbon dioxide are presented. Drawing heavily on recent developments in the literature on integrating norm-motivated behaviour into neoclassical consumer theory, it is assumed...

This paper addresses the question of how investments in wind power can promote regional development and employment, as well as how different benefit-sharing instruments (e.g., community funds etc.) can be used to strengthen the positive impacts. The objectives of the paper are to provide: (a) a...