Certification Matters: Is Green Talk Cheap Talk?

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 117-140

  Bond, Shaun A ^a   Devine, Avis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Multifamily; Rent premium; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955181963     PISSN: 08955638     EISSN: 1573045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11146-015-9499-y     Document Type: Article

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