TY - JOUR AU - Schlör, Holger AU - Fischer, Wolfgang AU - Hake, Jürgen-Friedrich PY - 2016 DA - 2016/12/05 TI - Analysing Gordon’s trade-off by adapting Thurow’s approach of pure public good to the German energy sector JO - Energy, Sustainability and Society SP - 34 VL - 6 IS - 1 AB - We analyse Gordon’s trade-off by adapting Thurow’s approach of pure public good using the example of the German energy sector which is in a transition process to a low-carbon sustainable energy system (Energiewende). The income distribution and the energy expenditures of households are interpreted as public goods. Their distribution is measured with the Atkinson index, which determines how the quality of life, as measured in income and energy expenditures, is distributed among society. SN - 2192-0567 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-016-0100-1 DO - 10.1186/s13705-016-0100-1 ID - Schlör2016 ER -