33 Publications
2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 58473
Osberghaus, Daniel, et al. “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, et al. “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, et al. “The Demand for Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal – Experimental Evidence from an Afforestation Project in Germany.” Land Economics , 2024, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3979837.
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2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 56494 |

Kesternich, Martin, et al. 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, et al. 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, et al. “Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4288327.
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2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47102
Gallier, Carlo, et al. “Inter-Charity Competition under Spatial Differentiation: Sorting, Crowding, and Spillovers.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 216, 2023, pp. 457–68, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3466679.
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2023 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47078
Frick, Marc, et al. Die Doppelwirkung von Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. Ökologisches Wirtschaften 38(1), 2023, pp. 44–50, doi: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, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4251592.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47096
Chlond, Bettina, et al. More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence From an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-020, 2022, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4151557.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47092
Kesternich, Martin, et al. The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-055, 2022, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4288341.
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| 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.
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2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47097
Chlond, Bettina, et al. 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, et al. 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, et al. 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, et al. Transparente Klimabilanzen - Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. 2021.
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2021 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45587
Habla, Wolfgang, et al. “Electric and Conventional Vehicle Usage in Private and Car Sharing Fleets in Germany.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 93, 102729, Elsevier BV, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2021.102729.
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2020 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45586
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “Negotiating Weights for Burden Sharing Rules in International Climate Negotiations: An Empirical Analysis.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020, pp. 309–31, doi:10.1007/s10018-020-00289-0.
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2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47083
Habla, Wolfgang, et al. Tempolimits und Grenzwerte: für eine evidenzbasierte verkehrspolitische Debatte. Wirtschaftsdienst 99(5), 330-334, 2019, pp. 330–34, doi: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, et al. “Leveling up? An Inter-Neighborhood Experiment on Parochialism and the Efficiency of Multi-Level Public Goods Provision.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 164, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. 500–17, doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2019.05.028.
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2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45588
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “The Power of Active Choice: Field Experimental Evidence on Repeated Contribution Decisions to a Carbon Offsetting Program.” European Economic Review, vol. 114, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. 76–91, doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.02.001.
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2018 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47090
Kesternich, Martin. Bottom-up Climate Mitigation Efforts. EAERE Magazine 1, 19-22, 2018, pp. 19–22.
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2017 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47103
Gallier, Carlo, et al. Ratchet Up or Down? An Experimental Investigation of Global Public Good Provision in the United Nations Youth Associations Network. ZEW Discussion Paper 17-071, 2017, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3091619.
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| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45589
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes under Endowment Heterogeneity.” Experimental Economics, vol. 21, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017, pp. 180–204, doi:10.1007/s10683-017-9535-2.
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| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45590
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “Recent Trends in Behavioral Environmental Economics.” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 67, no. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017, pp. 403–11, doi:10.1007/s10640-017-0162-3.
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| DOI
2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45592
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “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, vol. 137, Elsevier BV, 2016, pp. 70–78, doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.004.
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2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45591
Gallier, Carlo, et al. “Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games.” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 67, no. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016, pp. 535–57, doi:10.1007/s10640-016-0022-6.
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| 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, vol. 48, no. 12, Informa UK Limited, 2015, pp. 1047–65, doi:10.1080/00036846.2015.1093082.
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2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45594
Dai, Jing, et al. “Extreme Weather Experiences and Climate Change Beliefs in China: An Econometric Analysis.” Ecological Economics, vol. 116, Elsevier BV, 2015, pp. 310–21, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.05.001.
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| DOI
2014 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45595
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “The Impact of Burden Sharing Rules on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 105, Elsevier BV, 2014, pp. 107–23, doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.024.
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| DOI
2012 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47104
Kesternich, Martin. What Drives WTP for Energy Efficiency When Moving? Evidence from a Germany-Wide Household Survey. ZEW Working Paper 11-004, 2012, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1759404.
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| DOI
2011 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47091
Löschel, Andreas, et al. Versteigerungserlöse aus CO2-Zertifikaten im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bund und Ländern. Wirtschaftsdienst 91(10), 712-716, 2011, pp. 712–16, doi:10.1007/s10273-011-1289-4.
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33 Publications
2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 58473
Osberghaus, Daniel, et al. “The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation: Evidence from Longitudinal Survey Data.” Ecological Economics , 2025.
LibreCat
2025 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 57139
Chlond, Bettina, et al. “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, et al. “The Demand for Voluntary Carbon Dioxide Removal – Experimental Evidence from an Afforestation Project in Germany.” Land Economics , 2024, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3979837.
LibreCat
| DOI
2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 56494 |

Kesternich, Martin, et al. Transporting Behavioral Insights to Low-Income Households: A Field Experiment on Energy Efficiency Investments. AWI Discussion Paper Series No. 755, 2024.
LibreCat
| Files available
2024 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 57603
Chlond, Bettina, et al. Zielgruppengerichtete Ausgestaltung von Förderprogrammen Führt Zum Erfolg: Was Uns Das Beispiel „Energieeffizienz Für Alle“ Lehrt. ZEW Policy Brief 24-21, 2024.
LibreCat
| Download (ext.)
2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47093
Alt, Marius, et al. “Collective Minimum Contributions to Counteract the Ratchet Effect in the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2023, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4288327.
LibreCat
| DOI
2023 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 47102
Gallier, Carlo, et al. “Inter-Charity Competition under Spatial Differentiation: Sorting, Crowding, and Spillovers.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 216, 2023, pp. 457–68, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3466679.
LibreCat
| DOI
2023 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47078
Frick, Marc, et al. Die Doppelwirkung von Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. Ökologisches Wirtschaften 38(1), 2023, pp. 44–50, doi:10.14512/oew380144.
LibreCat
| DOI
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, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4251592.
LibreCat
| DOI
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47096
Chlond, Bettina, et al. More Money or Better Procedures? Evidence From an Energy Efficiency Assistance Program. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-020, 2022, doi:10.2139/ssrn.4151557.
LibreCat
| DOI
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47092
Kesternich, Martin, et al. The Intention-Behavior Gap in Climate Change Adaptation. ZEW Discussion Paper 22-055, 2022, doi: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, et al. Wie Lässt Sich Die Energieeffizienz in Einkommensschwachen Haushalten Steigern? ZEW Policy Brief 22-01, 2022.
LibreCat
2022 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47095
Kesternich, Martin, et al. Pariser Klimaschutzabkommen – Berichtsstandards Und Begleitanalysen Nationaler Klimaschutzbeiträge Stärken. ZEW Policy Brief 22-04, 2022.
LibreCat
2021 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47098
Alt, Marius, et al. 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, et al. Transparente Klimabilanzen - Information Für Klimafreundliches Handeln. 2021.
LibreCat
2021 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45587
Habla, Wolfgang, et al. “Electric and Conventional Vehicle Usage in Private and Car Sharing Fleets in Germany.” Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 93, 102729, Elsevier BV, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2021.102729.
LibreCat
| DOI
2020 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45586
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “Negotiating Weights for Burden Sharing Rules in International Climate Negotiations: An Empirical Analysis.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020, pp. 309–31, doi:10.1007/s10018-020-00289-0.
LibreCat
| DOI
2019 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47083
Habla, Wolfgang, et al. Tempolimits und Grenzwerte: für eine evidenzbasierte verkehrspolitische Debatte. Wirtschaftsdienst 99(5), 330-334, 2019, pp. 330–34, doi: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, et al. “Leveling up? An Inter-Neighborhood Experiment on Parochialism and the Efficiency of Multi-Level Public Goods Provision.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 164, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. 500–17, doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2019.05.028.
LibreCat
| DOI
2019 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45588
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “The Power of Active Choice: Field Experimental Evidence on Repeated Contribution Decisions to a Carbon Offsetting Program.” European Economic Review, vol. 114, Elsevier BV, 2019, pp. 76–91, doi:10.1016/j.euroecorev.2019.02.001.
LibreCat
| DOI
2018 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47090
Kesternich, Martin. Bottom-up Climate Mitigation Efforts. EAERE Magazine 1, 19-22, 2018, pp. 19–22.
LibreCat
2017 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47103
Gallier, Carlo, et al. Ratchet Up or Down? An Experimental Investigation of Global Public Good Provision in the United Nations Youth Associations Network. ZEW Discussion Paper 17-071, 2017, doi:10.2139/ssrn.3091619.
LibreCat
| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45589
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “On the Performance of Rule-Based Contribution Schemes under Endowment Heterogeneity.” Experimental Economics, vol. 21, no. 1, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017, pp. 180–204, doi:10.1007/s10683-017-9535-2.
LibreCat
| DOI
2017 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45590
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “Recent Trends in Behavioral Environmental Economics.” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 67, no. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017, pp. 403–11, doi:10.1007/s10640-017-0162-3.
LibreCat
| DOI
2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45592
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “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, vol. 137, Elsevier BV, 2016, pp. 70–78, doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.01.004.
LibreCat
| DOI
2016 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45591
Gallier, Carlo, et al. “Voting for Burden Sharing Rules in Public Goods Games.” Environmental and Resource Economics, vol. 67, no. 3, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016, pp. 535–57, doi: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, vol. 48, no. 12, Informa UK Limited, 2015, pp. 1047–65, doi:10.1080/00036846.2015.1093082.
LibreCat
| DOI
2015 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45594
Dai, Jing, et al. “Extreme Weather Experiences and Climate Change Beliefs in China: An Econometric Analysis.” Ecological Economics, vol. 116, Elsevier BV, 2015, pp. 310–21, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.05.001.
LibreCat
| DOI
2014 | Journal Article | LibreCat-ID: 45595
Kesternich, Martin, et al. “The Impact of Burden Sharing Rules on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 105, Elsevier BV, 2014, pp. 107–23, doi: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. ZEW Working Paper 11-004, 2012, doi:10.2139/ssrn.1759404.
LibreCat
| DOI
2011 | Working Paper | LibreCat-ID: 47091
Löschel, Andreas, et al. Versteigerungserlöse aus CO2-Zertifikaten im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bund und Ländern. Wirtschaftsdienst 91(10), 712-716, 2011, pp. 712–16, doi:10.1007/s10273-011-1289-4.
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| DOI