EconPol Forum 06/2023: Green Transition: How to Make It Finally Happen?

The devastating effects of climate change are becoming increasingly evident. It is difficult to accurately predict or even quantify the risks. Despite this threat, the pace of change is slow. Why is the world failing to tackle this problem collectively and effectively? What constraints are holding us back? How can we overcome them and contribute to the formulation of a credible and acceptable climate policy? What policy instruments can help pave the way to the green transition?

This issue of EconPol Forum brings together several economists and policymakers, to not only critically discuss these important issues, but also to offer some helpful concrete policy suggestions. In particular, the questions of whether the green transition is market-friendly and stimulates economic growth, how the costs of the green transition can be made politically and socially acceptable, and whether the green transition promotes global cooperation are explored in depth.

In “Economic Policies and Their Impacts,” the authors examine the extent to which apprenticeship skills pay off on the labor market in Germany. “Institutions Around the World” compares the historical deve­lopment of Russians’ support for liberal economic and political values since 1990 with those in other former socialist countries in Europe. Finally, in “Big-Data-Based Economic Insights,” we offer evidence supporting the role of arrests in disrupting the repetitive pattern of domestic violence.