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Als klimaschonende Alternative hat die Elektromobilität an Aufmerksamkeit gewonnen. Aus ökonomischer Sicht sind jedoch nicht allein die ökologischen Effekte von Elektrofahrzeugen kritisch zu beleuchten. Ob sie sich durchsetzen werden, hängt dabei sowohl von technischen Entwicklungen als auch...
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Many governments subsidize regional rail service as an alternative to road traffic. This paper assesses whether increases in service frequency reduce road traffic externalities. We exploit differences in service frequency growth by procurement mode following a railway reform in Germany to...
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Straßenbenutzungsgebühren haben sich als technisch realisierbarer und effektiver Lösungsansatz für Verkehrsprobleme herausgestellt. Eine wichtige Voraussetzung für eine erfolgreiche Einführung dieser preispolitischen Maßnahme ist deren ausreichend hohe Akzeptanz. Denise Kaniok prüft...
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Germany’s manufacturing sector, which plays an important role for exports, has been performing well over the past decade in terms of labour productivity growth and international competitiveness. However, the services sector has had much slower growth rates. Competition often appears to be...
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Guided by the theory of organizational path dependence, this paper explores whether transport subcontracting might be a barrier to modal shift from road transport to combined transport if access to combined transport is enabled by horizontal transshipment technologies. In this paper, we attempt...
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This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated...
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Public agencies rely on two key modes to procure goods and services: auctions and direct negotiations. The relative advantages of these two modes are still imperfectly understood. This paper therefore studies public procurement of regional passenger railway services in Germany, where regional...
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Germany intends to reach climate neutrality in 2045, tripling the speed of emission reductions that was achieved between 1990 and 2019. Soaring energy prices and the need to replace Russian energy imports have amplified the urgency to act. Various policy adjustments are needed to ensure...
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Das Kabinett hat den umstrittenen Gesetzentwurf zur Pkw-Maut im Dezember 2014 verabschiedet. Dabei wird eine Infrastrukturabgabe für die Straßenbenutzung erhoben und gleichzeitig eine Senkung der deutschen Kfz-Steuer in gleicher Höhe vorgenommen. Kritiker sehen hierin eine...
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