33 Publications
2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 58473
Osberghaus, Daniel, Wouter Botzen, and Martin Kesternich. “The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation: Evidence from Longitudinal Survey Data.” Ecological Economics , 2025.
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2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 57139
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl , and Martin Kesternich. “More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence from an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program .” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 2025.
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2024 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47099
Bartels, Lara, Martin Kesternich, and Andreas Löschel. “The Demand for Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal – Experimental Evidence from an Afforestation Project in Germany.” Land Economics , 2024. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3979837.
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2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 56494 |

Kesternich, Martin, Bettina Chlond , Timo Goeschl, and Madeline Werthschulte. Transporting Behavioral Insights to Low-Income Households: A Field Experiment on Energy Efficiency Investments. AWI Discussion Paper Series No. 755, 2024.
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2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 57603
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, and Madeline Werthschulte. Zielgruppengerichtete Ausgestaltung von Förderprogrammen Führt Zum Erfolg: Was Uns Das Beispiel „Energieeffizienz Für Alle“ Lehrt. ZEW Policy Brief 24-21, 2024.
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2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47093
Alt, Marius, Martin Kesternich, Carlo Gallier, and Bodo Sturm. “Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4288327.
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2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47102
Gallier, Carlo, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, Johannes Lohse, Christiane Reif, and Daniel Römer. “Inter-Charity Competition under Spatial Differentiation: Sorting, Crowding, and Spillovers.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 216 (2023): 457–68. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3466679.
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2023 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47078
Frick, Marc, Dario Foese, Kathrine Von Graevenitz, Martin Kesternich, and Ulrich Wagner. Die Doppelwirkung von Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. Ökologisches Wirtschaften 38(1), 2023. https://doi.org/10.14512/oew380144.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47094
Bartels, Lara, and Martin Kesternich. Motivate the Crowd or Crowd-Them Out? The Impact of Local Government Spending on the Voluntary Provision of a Green Public Good. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-040, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4251592.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47096
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, and Martin Kesternich. More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence From an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-020, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4151557.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47092
Kesternich, Martin, Daniel Osberghaus, and Willem Jan Wouter Botzen. The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-055, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4288341.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47080
Kesternich, Martin, and Kathrine von Graevenitz. Gas- Statt Preisbremse: Wie Die Umsetzung von Unterstützungsprogrammen Zum Gassparen Für Haushalte Und Unternehmen Gelingen Kann. ifo Schnelldienst 11/2022, 21-24, 2022.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47097
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, and Martin Kesternich. Wie Lässt Sich Die Energieeffizienz in Einkommensschwachen Haushalten Steigern? ZEW Policy Brief 22-01, 2022.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47095
Kesternich, Martin, Ulrike Will, and Cornelia Manger-Nestler. Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen – Berichtsstandards Und Begleitanalysen Nationaler Klimaschutzbeiträge Stärken. ZEW Policy Brief 22-04, 2022.
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2021 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47098
Alt, Marius, Carlo Gallier, Bodo Sturm, and Martin Kesternich. Ausblick Auf Die COP26 in Glasgow, Eine Schrittweise Erhöhung Der Klimaschutzbeiträge Reicht Nicht – Ein Klimaklub Sollte Mitgedacht Werden. ZEW Policy Brief 21-09, 2021.
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2021 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47100
Frick, Marc, Annabell Conzelmann, Kathrine von Graevenitz, Martin Kesternich, Ulrich Wagner, and Sebastian Rausch. Transparente Klimabilanzen - Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln, 2021.
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2021 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45587
Habla, Wolfgang, Vera Huwe, and Martin Kesternich. “Electric and Conventional Vehicle Usage in Private and Car Sharing Fleets in Germany.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 93 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102729.
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2020 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45586
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Löschel, and Andreas Ziegler. “Negotiating Weights for Burden Sharing Rules in International Climate Negotiations: An Empirical Analysis.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 23, no. 2 (2020): 309–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-020-00289-0.
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2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47083
Habla, Wolfgang, Vera Huwe, and Martin Kesternich. Tempolimits und Grenzwerte: für eine evidenzbasierte verkehrspolitische Debatte. Vol. 99(5). Wirtschaftsdienst. Wirtschaftsdienst 99(5), 330-334, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-019-2452-6.
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2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47081
Kesternich, Martin. Eine City-Maut Ist Diesel-Fahrverboten in Städten Klar Überlegen. MRN: E-Mobilität in der Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar, 2019.
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2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45585
Gallier, Carlo, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, Johannes Lohse, Christiane Reif, and Daniel Römer. “Leveling up? An Inter-Neighborhood Experiment on Parochialism and the Efficiency of Multi-Level Public Goods Provision.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 164 (2019): 500–517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.05.028.
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2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45588
Kesternich, Martin, Daniel Römer, and Florens Flues. “The Power of Active Choice: Field Experimental Evidence on Repeated Contribution Decisions to a Carbon Offsetting Program.” European Economic Review 114 (2019): 76–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.02.001.
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2018 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47090
Kesternich, Martin. Bottom-up Climate Mitigation Efforts. Vol. 1. EAERE Magazine 1, 19-22, 2018.
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2017 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47103
Gallier, Carlo, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Löschel, and Israel Waichmann. Ratchet Up or Down? An Experimental Investigation of Global Public Good Provision in the United Nations Youth Associations Network. Vol. 17–071. ZEW Discussion Paper . ZEW Discussion Paper 17-071, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3091619.
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2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45589
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Lange, and Bodo Sturm. “On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes under Endowment Heterogeneity.” Experimental Economics 21, no. 1 (2017): 180–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-017-9535-2.
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2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45590
Kesternich, Martin, Christiane Reif, and Dirk Rübbelke. “Recent Trends in Behavioral Environmental Economics.” Environmental and Resource Economics 67, no. 3 (2017): 403–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-017-0162-3.
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2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45592
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Löschel, and Daniel Römer. “The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies When Public Goods Are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market.” Journal of Public Economics 137 (2016): 70–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.004.
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2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45591
Gallier, Carlo, Martin Kesternich, and Bodo Sturm. “Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games.” Environmental and Resource Economics 67, no. 3 (2016): 535–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-016-0022-6.
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2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45593
Kesternich, Martin. “Minimum Participation Rules in International Environmental Agreements: Empirical Evidence from a Survey among Delegates in International Climate Negotiations.” Applied Economics 48, no. 12 (2015): 1047–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1093082.
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2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45594
Dai, Jing, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Löschel, and Andreas Ziegler. “Extreme Weather Experiences and Climate Change Beliefs in China: An Econometric Analysis.” Ecological Economics 116 (2015): 310–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.05.001.
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2014 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45595
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Lange, and Bodo Sturm. “The Impact of Burden Sharing Rules on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 105 (2014): 107–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.024.
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2012 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47104
Kesternich, Martin. What Drives WTP for Energy Efficiency When Moving? Evidence from a Germany-Wide Household Survey. Vol. 11–004. ZEW Working Paper. ZEW Working Paper 11-004, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1759404.
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2011 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47091
Löschel, Andreas, Christiane Reif, Martin Kesternich, Simon Koesler, Daniel Osberghaus, and Stefan Korioth. Versteigerungserlöse aus CO2-Zertifikaten im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bund und Ländern. Vol. 91(10). Wirtschaftsdienst. Wirtschaftsdienst 91(10), 712-716, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-011-1289-4.
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2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 58473
Osberghaus, Daniel, Wouter Botzen, and Martin Kesternich. “The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation: Evidence from Longitudinal Survey Data.” Ecological Economics , 2025.
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2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 57139
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl , and Martin Kesternich. “More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence from an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program .” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 2025.
LibreCat
2024 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47099
Bartels, Lara, Martin Kesternich, and Andreas Löschel. “The Demand for Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal – Experimental Evidence from an Afforestation Project in Germany.” Land Economics , 2024. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3979837.
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2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 56494 |

Kesternich, Martin, Bettina Chlond , Timo Goeschl, and Madeline Werthschulte. Transporting Behavioral Insights to Low-Income Households: A Field Experiment on Energy Efficiency Investments. AWI Discussion Paper Series No. 755, 2024.
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2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 57603
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, and Madeline Werthschulte. Zielgruppengerichtete Ausgestaltung von Förderprogrammen Führt Zum Erfolg: Was Uns Das Beispiel „Energieeffizienz Für Alle“ Lehrt. ZEW Policy Brief 24-21, 2024.
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2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47093
Alt, Marius, Martin Kesternich, Carlo Gallier, and Bodo Sturm. “Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4288327.
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2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47102
Gallier, Carlo, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, Johannes Lohse, Christiane Reif, and Daniel Römer. “Inter-Charity Competition under Spatial Differentiation: Sorting, Crowding, and Spillovers.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 216 (2023): 457–68. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3466679.
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2023 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47078
Frick, Marc, Dario Foese, Kathrine Von Graevenitz, Martin Kesternich, and Ulrich Wagner. Die Doppelwirkung von Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. Ökologisches Wirtschaften 38(1), 2023. https://doi.org/10.14512/oew380144.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47094
Bartels, Lara, and Martin Kesternich. Motivate the Crowd or Crowd-Them Out? The Impact of Local Government Spending on the Voluntary Provision of a Green Public Good. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-040, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4251592.
LibreCat
| DOI
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47096
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, and Martin Kesternich. More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence From an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-020, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4151557.
LibreCat
| DOI
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47092
Kesternich, Martin, Daniel Osberghaus, and Willem Jan Wouter Botzen. The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-055, 2022. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4288341.
LibreCat
| DOI
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47080
Kesternich, Martin, and Kathrine von Graevenitz. Gas- Statt Preisbremse: Wie Die Umsetzung von Unterstützungsprogrammen Zum Gassparen Für Haushalte Und Unternehmen Gelingen Kann. ifo Schnelldienst 11/2022, 21-24, 2022.
LibreCat
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47097
Chlond, Bettina, Timo Goeschl, and Martin Kesternich. Wie Lässt Sich Die Energieeffizienz in Einkommensschwachen Haushalten Steigern? ZEW Policy Brief 22-01, 2022.
LibreCat
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47095
Kesternich, Martin, Ulrike Will, and Cornelia Manger-Nestler. Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen – Berichtsstandards Und Begleitanalysen Nationaler Klimaschutzbeiträge Stärken. ZEW Policy Brief 22-04, 2022.
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2021 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47098
Alt, Marius, Carlo Gallier, Bodo Sturm, and Martin Kesternich. Ausblick Auf Die COP26 in Glasgow, Eine Schrittweise Erhöhung Der Klimaschutzbeiträge Reicht Nicht – Ein Klimaklub Sollte Mitgedacht Werden. ZEW Policy Brief 21-09, 2021.
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2021 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47100
Frick, Marc, Annabell Conzelmann, Kathrine von Graevenitz, Martin Kesternich, Ulrich Wagner, and Sebastian Rausch. Transparente Klimabilanzen - Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln, 2021.
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2021 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45587
Habla, Wolfgang, Vera Huwe, and Martin Kesternich. “Electric and Conventional Vehicle Usage in Private and Car Sharing Fleets in Germany.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 93 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.102729.
LibreCat
| DOI
2020 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45586
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Löschel, and Andreas Ziegler. “Negotiating Weights for Burden Sharing Rules in International Climate Negotiations: An Empirical Analysis.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies 23, no. 2 (2020): 309–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10018-020-00289-0.
LibreCat
| DOI
2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47083
Habla, Wolfgang, Vera Huwe, and Martin Kesternich. Tempolimits und Grenzwerte: für eine evidenzbasierte verkehrspolitische Debatte. Vol. 99(5). Wirtschaftsdienst. Wirtschaftsdienst 99(5), 330-334, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-019-2452-6.
LibreCat
| DOI
2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47081
Kesternich, Martin. Eine City-Maut Ist Diesel-Fahrverboten in Städten Klar Überlegen. MRN: E-Mobilität in der Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar, 2019.
LibreCat
2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45585
Gallier, Carlo, Timo Goeschl, Martin Kesternich, Johannes Lohse, Christiane Reif, and Daniel Römer. “Leveling up? An Inter-Neighborhood Experiment on Parochialism and the Efficiency of Multi-Level Public Goods Provision.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 164 (2019): 500–517. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2019.05.028.
LibreCat
| DOI
2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45588
Kesternich, Martin, Daniel Römer, and Florens Flues. “The Power of Active Choice: Field Experimental Evidence on Repeated Contribution Decisions to a Carbon Offsetting Program.” European Economic Review 114 (2019): 76–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.02.001.
LibreCat
| DOI
2018 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47090
Kesternich, Martin. Bottom-up Climate Mitigation Efforts. Vol. 1. EAERE Magazine 1, 19-22, 2018.
LibreCat
2017 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47103
Gallier, Carlo, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Löschel, and Israel Waichmann. Ratchet Up or Down? An Experimental Investigation of Global Public Good Provision in the United Nations Youth Associations Network. Vol. 17–071. ZEW Discussion Paper . ZEW Discussion Paper 17-071, 2017. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3091619.
LibreCat
| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45589
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Lange, and Bodo Sturm. “On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes under Endowment Heterogeneity.” Experimental Economics 21, no. 1 (2017): 180–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-017-9535-2.
LibreCat
| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45590
Kesternich, Martin, Christiane Reif, and Dirk Rübbelke. “Recent Trends in Behavioral Environmental Economics.” Environmental and Resource Economics 67, no. 3 (2017): 403–11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-017-0162-3.
LibreCat
| DOI
2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45592
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Löschel, and Daniel Römer. “The Long-Term Impact of Matching and Rebate Subsidies When Public Goods Are Impure: Field Experimental Evidence from the Carbon Offsetting Market.” Journal of Public Economics 137 (2016): 70–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.004.
LibreCat
| DOI
2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45591
Gallier, Carlo, Martin Kesternich, and Bodo Sturm. “Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games.” Environmental and Resource Economics 67, no. 3 (2016): 535–57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-016-0022-6.
LibreCat
| DOI
2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45593
Kesternich, Martin. “Minimum Participation Rules in International Environmental Agreements: Empirical Evidence from a Survey among Delegates in International Climate Negotiations.” Applied Economics 48, no. 12 (2015): 1047–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1093082.
LibreCat
| DOI
2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45594
Dai, Jing, Martin Kesternich, Andreas Löschel, and Andreas Ziegler. “Extreme Weather Experiences and Climate Change Beliefs in China: An Econometric Analysis.” Ecological Economics 116 (2015): 310–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.05.001.
LibreCat
| DOI
2014 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45595
Kesternich, Martin, Andreas Lange, and Bodo Sturm. “The Impact of Burden Sharing Rules on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 105 (2014): 107–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.024.
LibreCat
| DOI
2012 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47104
Kesternich, Martin. What Drives WTP for Energy Efficiency When Moving? Evidence from a Germany-Wide Household Survey. Vol. 11–004. ZEW Working Paper. ZEW Working Paper 11-004, 2012. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1759404.
LibreCat
| DOI
2011 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47091
Löschel, Andreas, Christiane Reif, Martin Kesternich, Simon Koesler, Daniel Osberghaus, and Stefan Korioth. Versteigerungserlöse aus CO2-Zertifikaten im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bund und Ländern. Vol. 91(10). Wirtschaftsdienst. Wirtschaftsdienst 91(10), 712-716, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10273-011-1289-4.
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