news (2019)18. Dezember 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarVoting and information: Evidence from a randomized controlled trialAbstract: Information asymmetries affect many real-world decisions, including voting behavior. Important welfare losses may occur if people's voting...11. Dezember 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarA large household panel survey on climate change perceptions and adaptation in Germany: Effects of flood experience on climate beliefs and an overview of other topicsAbstract: This talk summarises some of the works which are based on the Eval-MAP dataset. Eval-Map is a household panel survey on climate change...4. Dezember 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarPublic gob provision: Theory and experimental designAbstract: Inspired by the possibility to modify global temperatures on a short timescale and inexpensively through so-called ‘solar geoengineering’...27. November 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarThe Nature of ExperienceAbstract: In many environments, exogenous (‘natural’) and strategic uncertainty jointly de- termine outcomes for individuals and an increasing number...20. November 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarClimate Change and Inequality - The Role of Mitigation and AdaptationAbstract: We study the interaction of inequality and climate change from a conceptual perspective, empirically estimating the relationship on growth...6. November 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarImperfect Knowledge, Information Provision and Behavior: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment to Encourage Resource ConservationAbstract: I show that imperfect knowledge about how to change one's outcomes is a severe obstacle to efficient behavior, but can be overcome by...30. Oktober 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarPoliticians and their promises in an uncertain world: Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in IndiaAbstract: In emerging economies, pro-social policy outcomes may be prevented by bureaucratic inefficiency, capture by elected or non-elected office...23. Oktober 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarUnderstanding Different Perspectives on Economic Growth and Climate PolicyAbstract: Should economic growth continue in a world threatened by the prospect of catastrophic climate change? The scientific and public debate has...16. Oktober 2019|Env. & Dev. Econ. SeminarEin Klimaplan für Deutschland - Eckpunkte einer CO2-PreisreformAbstract: Mit der bisherigen auf Ordnungsrecht und Förderprogrammen basierenden Politik hat Deutschland keine Chance, seine Klimaziele für den...