Stars and standards: Energy efficiency in rental markets

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-168

  Burfurd, Ingrid ^a,c   Gangadharan, Lata ^b   Nemes, Veronika ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Experimental economics; Housing; Posted offer market; Rental market

Indexed keywords

COST SHARING; EFFICIENCY LEVELS; ENERGY BILLS; ENERGY INVESTMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; KEY FEATURE; LOW MARKETS; MARKET EFFICIENCY; POLICY INTERVENTION; POLICY MAKERS; POLICY OPTIONS; POSTED OFFER MARKET; RENTAL MARKET;

COMMERCE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSING MARKET; HOUSING POLICY; INVESTMENT; LANDOWNER; POLICY MAKING; RENTAL SECTOR; STANDARD (REGULATION); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84865160301     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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