Publications
The members of the Sustainable Finance Research Platform publish their research in various formats.
The Platform’s Policy Briefs play a central role. In addition, there are discussion and working papers from the partner institutes as well as selected external publications.
All publications
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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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Journal of Public Economics: More birds than stones: A framework for second-best energy and climate policy adjustments
A well-known principle in public economics states that at least as many policy instruments as market failures are required to achieve an efficient outcome. In…
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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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Nature Energy: The cost of debt of renewable and non-renewable energy firms
The risks imminent to younger technologies and markets may hinder renewable energy firms’ access to financing. This could curtail the investment needed for the transformation…
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Climate Policy: Addressing the climate change adaptation puzzle: a psychological science perspective
Unlike climate change mitigation, adaptation to climate change does not as much suffer from the fundamental global public good problem – at least at the…
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Journal of Business Ethics: Active first movers vs. late free-riders? An empirical analysis of UN PRI signatories’ commitment
Joining voluntary thematic initiatives can be a means for firms to legitimate their business activities. However, a lack of review mechanisms could create incentives for…
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Financial Analysts Journal: Risk mitigation of corporate social performance in US class action lawsuits
We investigated the relationship between corporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and litigation risk by examining US class action lawsuits. We found that a…
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Journal of Asset Management: Herds on green meadows: the decarbonization of institutional portfolios.
We analyze an emerging sustainable trend in asset management: the decarbonization of institutional portfolios. By using broad institutional ownership data, we show that investors exhibit…
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Journal of Asset Management: The effect of environmental sustainability on credit risk
The European Commission has proposed establishing a framework that redirects capital to sustainable investments in order to foster sustainable economic growth. A key proposal from…
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