Policies for sustainability (B07)

• Subject Area: Economic Policy, Applied Economics
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 326731373

We analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of policy tools for sustainability, identify behavioral mechanisms, and integrate these findings into welfare analysis. On the supply side, we analyze the impact of policies through econometric ex-post evaluations and conduct field experiments in firms and organizations. On the demand side, we implement field experiments providing behavior-specific real-time feedback. We employ structural estimation techniques to quantify welfare effects and to evaluate different policy scenarios.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 224: Economic Perspectives on Societal Challenges: Equality of Opportunity, Market Regulation, and Financial Stability
• Applicant Institution: Universität Mannheim
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Lorenz Götte, until 9/2022; Professor Dr. Ulrich J. Wagner