Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study

Dijkstra, Bouwe R.; Graichen, Patrick R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49442-5_15

All Outputs (3)

Is emission intensity or output U-shaped in the strictness of environmental policy? (2017)
Journal Article

We show that, in a range of market conditions, an ever stricter environmental policy does not always lead to ever cleaner production methods and ever lower production of polluting goods. We consider an integrated technology, where firms can reduce th... Read More about Is emission intensity or output U-shaped in the strictness of environmental policy?.

Adoption incentives and environmental policy timing under asymmetric information and strategic firm behaviour (2017)
Journal Article

We consider the incentives of a single firm to invest in a cleaner technology under emission quotas and emission taxation. We assume asymmetric information about the firm's cost of employing the new technology. Policy is set either before the firm in... Read More about Adoption incentives and environmental policy timing under asymmetric information and strategic firm behaviour.

Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter analyzes a referendum campaign as a case study of a contest. The referendum, held in 1996 in the small German town of Schönau, led to the replacement of the conventional electricity supplier by a firm founded by the local environmentalis... Read More about Showdown in Schönau: a contest case study.