Carbon emissions from the commercial building sector: The role of climate, quality, and incentives

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-12

  Kahn, Matthew E ^a,d   Kok, Nils ^b   Quigley, John M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon mitigation; Durable capital; Energy efficiency; Human capital; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897875438     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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