Green Noise or Green Value? Measuring the Effects of Environmental Certification on Office Values

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-69

  Fuerst, Franz ^a   McAllister, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79251550143     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: 15406229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6229.2010.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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