Dr. Gunnar Gutsche
Gunnar Gutsche is a research associate at the Unit Empirical Economics (Institute of Economics) at the University of Kassel. His research deals with various aspects of the topic of sustainable finance, with a particular focus on the sustainable investment behavior of retail investors and households. In this context, he also deals with the participation of citizens in the transition process to a low-carbon economy.
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Climate Policy: Acceptance of climate-oriented policy measures under the COVID-19 crisis: an empirical analysis for Germany
Based on data from a representative survey among citizens in Germany during the first peak of the COVID-19 crisis, this paper empirically examines the acceptance…
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Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance: Revisiting the determinants of individual sustainable investment—The case of Japan
This study empirically examines individual sustainable investment behavior of households’ decision-makers in Japan from three perspectives. Based on data from a representative online survey among…
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Energy Research & Social Science: Who wants to get involved? Determining citizen willingness to participate in German renewable energy cooperatives
This paper analyzes the potential for citizen participation in renewable energy cooperatives and the energy transition process in Germany. We consider representative survey data for…
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Schmalenbachs Business Review: Investment Barriers and Labeling Schemes for Socially Responsible Investments
Given the increasing role of socially responsible investing (SRI), but still limited participation of individual (i.e. small, retail) investors, the objective of this study is…
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Journal of Business Ethics: Individual and regional Christian religion and the consideration of sustainable criteria in consumption and investment decisions: An exploratory econometric analysis
This study aims to shed light on the relationship between individual and regional Christian religion (and religiosity) and individual sustainable behaviors in an exploratory manner,…
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Journal of Banking & Finance: Which private investors are willing to pay for sustainable investments? Empirical evidence from stated choice experiments
Based on data from a representative survey among German private financial decision makers that comprised two stated choice experiments for fixed-interest investment products and equity…
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Oxford Economic Papers: On the relevance of contextual factors for socially responsible investments: an econometric analysis
On the basis of unique data from an (online) representative web-based survey among financial decision-makers in Germany, this paper empirically examines the relevance of contextual…
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Corporate Finance: Characterizing German (Sustainable) Investors
This paper highlights the results of four empirical studies, based on the same representative survey among German retail investors. We analyze the differences between sustainable,…
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