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Considering the increasing attention on efficient use of energy, it becomes vitally important to understand the energy-related behavior of households. This article presents empirical evidence on the determinants of the space heating technology applied by a household. Three sets of variables are examined as potential influences—building, socio-economic, and regional characteristics. To highlight both ...
In:
Energy Policy
38 (2010), 10, 5493-5503
| Frauke G. Braun
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Berlin:
DIW Berlin,
2009,
| Frauke G. Braun, Fiorenza Carraro
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Mannheim:
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW),
2008,
(ZEW Discussion Paper No. 08-043)
| Stefan Boeters, Michael Feil
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Mannheim:
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW),
2004,
(ZEW Discussion Paper No. 04-20)
| Stefan Boeters, Michael Feil, Nicole Gürtzgen
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Mannheim:
Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW),
2003,
(ZEW Discussion Paper No. 03-70)
| Stefan Boeters, Nicole Gürtzgen, Reinhold Schnabel
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Today’s teenagers spend their free time very differently than they did 15 years ago: engagement with IT and communications technologies is now their most significant leisure activity. Representative statistics based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) longitudinal study indicate that Internet and computer-based recreation plays a major role for more than 95 percent of all 17-year-olds in Germany, ...
In:
DIW Economic Bulletin
6 (2016), 48, 558-567
| Sandra Bohmann, Jürgen Schupp
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Sound forecasts of car and driver’s license availability are crucial for accurate estimates of future mobility trends and the development of planning strategies. Often these forecasts ignore dynamic trends and spatial influences. Cross-sectional analysis reveals that in areas with good accessibility by alternative modes, many households live with no or only one car even if they can afford a vehicle. ...
In:
Transportation Research Record
(2010), 2156, 120-130
| Max Bohnet, Carsten Gertz
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How do social relationships develop when people fall into poverty or suffer from poverty over a long period of time? While literature regarding poverty and social relationships exists, respective dynamics and causality questions remain unanswered. We use longitudinal German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) data from 1992 to 2013 and analyse contact frequency, the size of social networks, as well as their ...
In:
European Sociological Review
33 (2017), 4, 615-632
| Petra Böhnke, Sebastian Link
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Konstanz:
1993,
(Sfb 178-Diskussionspapier Serie II - Nr. 200)
| Beatrix Brecht, Leo Brecht
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In:
Statistical Papers
37 (1996), 2, 165-176
| Beatrix Brecht, Leo Brecht