Time-of-use (TOU) electricity tariffs are a demand side measure to ease balancing of and supply cope with rising share renewables in country’s mix. In general, consumers require compensation for accepting these tariffs. This study analyzes how attitudes drive consumers’ willingness choose TOU tariff Germany. To identify attitudinal profiles, I use an exploratory factor analysis on items capturi...

Abstract Future district heating systems and technologies—also known as fourth-generation heating—have a potentially important role to play in the green transition of societies. The implementation involves adjustments demand side allow for low temperature supply. In order facilitate such changes, supply companies have recent years introduced tariffs with penalties high return temperatures benef...

S ubsidized agricultural exports to developing countries and, worse, food aid kill the output markets of smallholders there, who encompass the majority of the world’s poor. Especially in sub-Saharan Africa, this unfair competition, together with blatant neglect of agriculture in public policy, hampers agricultural growth. Throughout history, agricultural growth has been the engine of overall ec...