How transaction costs affect real estate developers entering into the building energy efficiency (BEE) market?

Habitat International

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 138-147

  Qian, Queena K ^a   Chan, Edwin H W ^a   Choy, Lennon H T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building energy efficiency (BEE); Game theory; Information asymmetry; Low carbon; Transaction cost economics

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; COMPETITIVENESS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; GAME THEORY; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRANSACTION COST;

EID: 84867143704     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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