Research

Karl W. Steininger



Publications

Books

Cogoy, M. and K.W. Steininger (eds.), The Economics of Global Environmental Change: International Cooperation for Sustainability, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2007


Steininger, K.W., C. Steinreiber und C. Ritz (Hrsg.), Extreme Wetterereignisse und ihre wirtschaftlichen Folgen, Heidelberg: Springer, 2005, 246 S.


Köppl, A. und K.W. Steininger (Hrsg.), Reform umweltkontraproduktiver Förderungen in Österreich. Energie und Verkehr. Graz: Leykam, 2004, 204 S.


Steininger, K.W. and H. Weck-Hanemann (eds.), Global Environmental Change in Alpine Regions: Recognition, Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2002, 271 pp.


Steininger, K.W., International Trade and Transport. Spatial Structure and Environmental Quality in a Global Economy. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2001, 160 pp.


Steininger, K.W., Trade and Environment, The Regulatory Controversy and a Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Unilateral Environmental Action. Heidelberg: Physica, 1995, 219 p.

Journal Articles

Books

Bednar-Friedl, B., Schinko, T., Steininger, K.W. (2012), The relevance of process emissions for carbon leakage: A comparison of unilateral climate policy options with and without border carbon adjustment , Energy Economics, online first: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2012.08.038

Grossmann, W.D., Grossmann, I., Steininger, K.W. (2012), Distributed solar electricity generation across large geographic areas, Part I: A method to optimize site selection, generation and storage, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Online 15 October 2012 Science Direct

Steininger, K.W., Schmid, C., Tobin, A. (2012), Regional and climate mitigation impacts of expanding the heavy duty vehicle charge to the secondary road network: A quantitative analysis for Austria, Empirica, 39(2): 261-278 doi: 10.1007/s10663-012-9184-9

Wolkinger, B., Steininger, K.W., Damm, A., Schleicher, S., Grossmann, W., Türk, A., Tatzber, F., Steiner, D. (2012), Implementing Europe’s climate targets at the regional level, Climate Policy, online first: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2012.669096

Grossmann, W., Steininger, K.W., Schmid, C., Grossmann, I. (2012), Investment and Employment from Large-Scale Photovoltaics up to 2050, Empirica, 39(2): 165-189 doi: 10.1007/s10663-012-9185-8

Köppl, A., Steininger, K.W. (2012), The Climate Challenge for the Energy System, Empirica, 39(2): 157-163, doi: 10.1007/s10663-012-9190-y

Steininger, Karl W. and Wojan, Tim (2011), Economic Impact of Bioenergy Development Some evidence from Europe and the US Incidence, Eurochoices, 10/(3), December 2011, pages 31–37, DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2011.00214.x

Bednar-Friedl, B., Koland, O., and K.W. Steininger (2011), Urban Sprawl and Policy Responses: A General Equilibrium Analysis of Residential Choice, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 54(1), January, 145-168, doi:10.1080/09640568.2010.502766

Munoz, P, Steininger, K.W. (2010), Austria´s CO2 responsibility and the carbon content of its international trade, Ecological Economics, 69(10), 2003-2019, doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.05.017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.05.017.

Trink, T., Schmid, C., Schinko, T., Steininger, K.W., Kettner, C., Loibnegger, T., Pack, A., Töglhofer, C. (2010), Regional Economic Impacts of Biomass Based Energy Service Use: A Comparison Across Crops and Technologies for East Styria, Austria, Energy Policy, 3810), 5912-5926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.05.045.

Grossmann, W.D., Grossmann, I., and K.W. Steininger (2010), Indicators to determine winning renewable energy technologies with an application to photovoltaics, forthcoming in Environmental Science and Technology, 44(13), 4849–4855, doi:10.1021/es903434q, http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/es903434q

Kalinowska, D. and K.W. Steininger, Distributional impacts of car road pricing: Settlement structures determine divergence across countries, Ecological Economics , 68 (2009): 2890-2896 Download Paper

Grossmann, W.D., Steininger, K.W., Grossmann, I., and L. Magaard, Indicators on Economic Risk from Global Climate Change, Environmental Science and Technology, 43(16) (2009): 6421–6426 Link to Journal / Download Paper

Steininger, K.W., B. Friedl and B. Gebetsroither, Sustainability Impacts of Car Road Pricing: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Austria, Ecological Economics, 63 (2007): 59-69 Download Paper, Download Appendix

Steininger, K.W. and H. Voraberger, Exploiting the Medium-term Biomass Energy Potentials in Austria: A Comparison of Costs and Macroeconomic Impact. Environmental and Resource Economics 24 (2003): 359-377.

Steininger, K.W., The Foreign Trade and Sectoral Impact of Truck Road Pricing for Cross-Border Trade: A CGE Analysis for a Small Open Economy, Environmental and Resource Economics 23 (2002): 213-253.

Friedl, B. and K.W. Steininger, Environmentally Sustainable Transport: Definition and Long-Term Economic Impacts for Austria, Empirica 29 (2002): 163-180.

Steininger, K.W., Transport, Access and Economic Growth, World Economics 3 (2002): 75-91.

Prettenthaler, F. and K.W. Steininger, From Ownership to Service Use Lifestyle: The Potential of Car Sharing, Ecological Economics 28 (1999): 443-453.

Farmer, K. and K.W. Steininger, Reducing CO2-Emissions Under Fiscal Retrenchment: A Multi-Cohort CGE-model for Austria, Environmental and Resource Economics 13 (1999): 309-340.

Steininger, K.W., Spatial Discounting: An Empirical Investigation into Human Preferences, Indian Journal of Applied Economics 7 (1998): 253-268.

Breuss, F. and K.W. Steininger, Biomass Energy Use to Reduce Climate Change: A General Equilibrium Analysis for Austria, Journal of Policy Modeling 20 (1998): 513-535.

Schwarz, E. and K.W. Steininger, Implementing Nature´s Lesson: The Industrial Recycling Network Enhancing Regional Development, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 5, No. 1-2 (Special Issue: Industrial Ecology) 1997: 47-56.

Steininger, K.W., C. Vogl and R. Zettl, Car-sharing organizations: The size of the market segment and revealed change in mobility behavior, Transport Policy, 3 (1996) No.4: 177-185.

Steininger, K.W., Illusion in the Depletion of Common Property Resources, Int. Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol. 4 (1994), No.3: 267-282.

Steininger, K.W., Reconciling Trade and Environment: Towards a Comparative Advantage for Long Term Policy Goals, Ecological Economics, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Special Issue: Trade and the Environment), January 1994: 23-42.




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