- Prof. Dr. Ralph Winkler
- Schanzeneckstrasse 1
- 3001 Bern
- Switzerland
- Phone: +41 31 631 45 08
- Fax: +41 31 631 37 83
- Email: mail@ralph-winkler.de
Current Research
Current working papers and manuscripts
- Trading-off generations: infinitely lived agent versus OLG (with M. Schneider and C. Traeger)
Working Paper No. 10-07, Department of Economics, University of Bern, March 2010 - How to combat climate change? The determinants of joining in and complying with the Kyoto Protocol (with C. Almer)
Manuscript, Department of Economics, University of Bern, January 2010 - International emission permits markets with refunding (with H. Gersbach)
Working Paper No. 08/97, CER-ETH, ETH Zürich, October 2008 - The role of environmental and technology policies in the transition to a low-carbon energy industry (with C. Heinzel)
Working Paper No. 07/71, CER-ETH, ETH Zurich, July 2007 - On the design of global refunding and climate change (with H. Gersbach)
Working Paper No. 07/69, CER-ETH, ETH Zurich, June 2007
Work in progress
- Sustainable climate treaties (with H. Gersbach and N. Hummel)
- Markets for sustainability (with M. Quaas)
- Longevity and growth (with M. Schneider)
- Time-to-build in the AK growth model: short-run dynamics and response to exogenous shocks
Published Work
Books
- Zeitverzögerte Dynamik von Kapital- und Schadstoffbeständen. Eine östereichische Perspektive. Metropolis-verlag, Marburg, 2003.
Guest editor of peer-reviewed journals
- Special Issue: Complexity and Ecological Economics (with K. Farrell)
Ecological Complexity 3(4), 2006
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
- A note on the optimal control of stocks accumulating with a delay
Macroeconomic Dynamics, forthcoming
- Why do ICDPs fail? The relationship between agriculture, hunting and ecotourism in wildlife conservation
Resource and Energy Economics, forthcoming
- Wasted waste: an evolutionary perspective on industrial by-products (with J. Kronenberg)
Ecological Economics, 68: 3026–3033, 2009
- Now or never. Environmental protection under hyperbolic discounting
Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3: 2009-12, 2009
- Optimal dynamic scale and structure of a multi-pollution economy (with S. Baumgärtner and F. Jöst)
Ecological Economics 68: 1226–1238, 2009
- Optimal compliance with emission constraints. Dynamic characteristics and the choice of technique
Environmental and Resource Economics 39: 411–432, 2008
- Numerical solution of optimal control problems with constant control delays (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, S. Sager, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
Computational Economics 31: 181–206, 2008
- Introduction to the special issue complexity and ecological economics (with K. Farrell)
Ecological Complexity 3: 265–274, 2006
- Heterogeneity and time: from neo-Austrian capital theory to ecological economics (with M. Faber)
American Journal of Economics and Sociology 65: 803–825, 2006
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 1: an integrated dynamic approach
Ecological Economics 59: 82–93, 2006
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 2: implications of unpredictable novel change
Ecological Economics 59: 95–105, 2006
- Does 'better' discounting lead to 'worse' outcomes in long-run decisions? The dilemma of hyperbolic discounting
Ecological Economics 57: 573–582, 2006
- Structural change with joint production of consumption and environmental pollution: A neo-Austrian approach
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 16:111–135, 2005
- Preisambivalenz von Altpapier. Eine ökonomische Konsequenz der deutschen Abfallgesetzgebung 1985–2000 (with S. Baumgärtner)
Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung – Journal of Environmental Research 15/16: 239–255, 2003/4
- Markets, technology and environmental regulation: Price ambivalence of waste paper in Germany (with S. Baumgärtner)
Ecological Economics 47: 183–195, 2003
- COMBO-FISH: A new approach for specific labeling of non-denatured chromatin targets by computer selected DNA oligo-probe combinations (with M. Hausmann, G. Hildenbrand, J. Finsterle, A. Weisel, A. Rapp, S. Janz and C. Cremer)
Biotechniques 35: 564–577, 2003
- Labelling quality and chromosome morphology after low temperature FISH analysed by scanning far-field and near-field optical microscopy (with Perner, A. Rapp, M. Durm, C. Cremer, K.-O. Greulich and M. Hausmann)
Journal of Microscopy 209: 22–33, 2003
Articels in books and volumes
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 1: an integrated dynamic approach
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 2: implications of unpredictable novel change
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
- Structural change under joint production
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
- Waste paper: price ambivalence (with S. Baumgärtner)
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
- Time lags in capital accumulation (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
In D. Ahr, R. Fahrion, M. Oswald, and G. Reinelt (Eds.). Operations Research Proceedings 2003. Springer, Heidelberg, 2004
Unpublished working papers and manuscripts
- Optimal control of pollutants with delayed stock accumulation
Working Paper No. 08/91, CER-ETH, ETH Zürich, July 2008
- On the transition from instantaneous to time-lagged capital accumulation. The case of Leontief-type production functions (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
Discussion Paper No. 05-30, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, April 2005
- Intertemporal efficiency and equity under hyperbolic preferences. Ex ante versus ex post procrastination
Discussion Paper No. 402, Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg, January 2004
- Price ambivalence on the German waste paper market. Stylized facts and a dynamic model (with S. Baumgärtner)
Manuscript, University of Heidelberg, April 2002
Books
- Zeitverzögerte Dynamik von Kapital- und Schadstoffbeständen. Eine östereichische Perspektive. Metropolis-verlag, Marburg, 2003.
Guest editor of peer-reviewed journals
- Special Issue: Complexity and Ecological Economics (with K. Farrell)
Ecological Complexity 3(4), 2006
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
- A note on the optimal control of stocks accumulating with a delay
Macroeconomic Dynamics, forthcoming
- Why do ICDPs fail? The relationship between agriculture, hunting and ecotourism in wildlife conservation
Resource and Energy Economics, forthcoming
- Wasted waste: an evolutionary perspective on industrial by-products (with J. Kronenberg)
Ecological Economics, 68: 3026–3033, 2009
- Now or never. Environmental protection under hyperbolic discounting
Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3: 2009-12, 2009
- Optimal dynamic scale and structure of a multi-pollution economy (with S. Baumgärtner and F. Jöst)
Ecological Economics 68: 1226–1238, 2009
- Optimal compliance with emission constraints. Dynamic characteristics and the choice of technique
Environmental and Resource Economics 39: 411–432, 2008
- Numerical solution of optimal control problems with constant control delays (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, S. Sager, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
Computational Economics 31: 181–206, 2008
- Introduction to the special issue complexity and ecological economics (with K. Farrell)
Ecological Complexity 3: 265–274, 2006
- Heterogeneity and time: from neo-Austrian capital theory to ecological economics (with M. Faber)
American Journal of Economics and Sociology 65: 803–825, 2006
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 1: an integrated dynamic approach
Ecological Economics 59: 82–93, 2006
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 2: implications of unpredictable novel change
Ecological Economics 59: 95–105, 2006
- Does 'better' discounting lead to 'worse' outcomes in long-run decisions? The dilemma of hyperbolic discounting
Ecological Economics 57: 573–582, 2006
- Structural change with joint production of consumption and environmental pollution: A neo-Austrian approach
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 16:111–135, 2005
- Preisambivalenz von Altpapier. Eine ökonomische Konsequenz der deutschen Abfallgesetzgebung 1985–2000 (with S. Baumgärtner)
Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung – Journal of Environmental Research 15/16: 239–255, 2003/4
- Markets, technology and environmental regulation: Price ambivalence of waste paper in Germany (with S. Baumgärtner)
Ecological Economics 47: 183–195, 2003
- COMBO-FISH: A new approach for specific labeling of non-denatured chromatin targets by computer selected DNA oligo-probe combinations (with M. Hausmann, G. Hildenbrand, J. Finsterle, A. Weisel, A. Rapp, S. Janz and C. Cremer)
Biotechniques 35: 564–577, 2003
- Labelling quality and chromosome morphology after low temperature FISH analysed by scanning far-field and near-field optical microscopy (with Perner, A. Rapp, M. Durm, C. Cremer, K.-O. Greulich and M. Hausmann)
Journal of Microscopy 209: 22–33, 2003
Articels in books and volumes
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 1: an integrated dynamic approach
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
- Valuation of ecosystem goods and services. Part 2: implications of unpredictable novel change
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
- Structural change under joint production
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
- Waste paper: price ambivalence (with S. Baumgärtner)
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
- Time lags in capital accumulation (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
In D. Ahr, R. Fahrion, M. Oswald, and G. Reinelt (Eds.). Operations Research Proceedings 2003. Springer, Heidelberg, 2004
Unpublished working papers and manuscripts
- Optimal control of pollutants with delayed stock accumulation
Working Paper No. 08/91, CER-ETH, ETH Zürich, July 2008
- On the transition from instantaneous to time-lagged capital accumulation. The case of Leontief-type production functions (with U. Brandt-Pollmann, U. Moslener and J. Schlöder)
Discussion Paper No. 05-30, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, April 2005
- Intertemporal efficiency and equity under hyperbolic preferences. Ex ante versus ex post procrastination
Discussion Paper No. 402, Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg, January 2004
- Price ambivalence on the German waste paper market. Stylized facts and a dynamic model (with S. Baumgärtner)
Manuscript, University of Heidelberg, April 2002
Ecological Complexity 3(4), 2006
Macroeconomic Dynamics, forthcoming
Resource and Energy Economics, forthcoming
Ecological Economics, 68: 3026–3033, 2009
Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3: 2009-12, 2009
Ecological Economics 68: 1226–1238, 2009
Environmental and Resource Economics 39: 411–432, 2008
Computational Economics 31: 181–206, 2008
Ecological Complexity 3: 265–274, 2006
American Journal of Economics and Sociology 65: 803–825, 2006
Ecological Economics 59: 82–93, 2006
Ecological Economics 59: 95–105, 2006
Ecological Economics 57: 573–582, 2006
Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 16:111–135, 2005
Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung – Journal of Environmental Research 15/16: 239–255, 2003/4
Ecological Economics 47: 183–195, 2003
Biotechniques 35: 564–577, 2003
Journal of Microscopy 209: 22–33, 2003
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
In C. Perrings (Editor): Ecological Economics. Volume III: Ecosystem Services. Sage, Los Angeles, 2008
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
In S. Baumgärtner, M. Faber and J. Schiller: Joint Production and Responsibility in Ecological Economics. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2006
In D. Ahr, R. Fahrion, M. Oswald, and G. Reinelt (Eds.). Operations Research Proceedings 2003. Springer, Heidelberg, 2004
Working Paper No. 08/91, CER-ETH, ETH Zürich, July 2008
Discussion Paper No. 05-30, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, April 2005
Discussion Paper No. 402, Department of Economics, University of Heidelberg, January 2004
Manuscript, University of Heidelberg, April 2002
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