. The main argument in favor of subsidizing owner-occupied housing is that it creates positive externalities that offset … these adverse effects. This paper tests whether homeowners create positive externalities to their immediate neighbourhood … instrumental variables we find no evidence of positive externalities from neighbourhood homeownership rate. This result is robust …

/4 and 2006/7 to estimate commuting costs’ effect on the decision to switch job and move house. Standard theory predicts that …

We estimate the impacts of an energy tax – the Climate Change Levy (CCL) – on the manufacturing sector using panel data … (CCA). Since the CCAs stipulate specific targets for energy usage or carbon emissions, this comparison yields a lower bound … evidence that CCA participation had a strong positive impact on growth in both energy intensity and energy expenditures. An …

is mirrored by the high energy intensity of all sectors of the US economy including manufacturing industries. A potential … explanation for the higher energy intensity is lower US energy price levels. However, common price elasticity estimates are not … out locational differences. The findings are that on average US firms are not more energy intensive when operating in …

This paper examines the relative influence of domestic and foreign renewable energy policies on innovation activity in …

is mirrored by the high energy intensity of all sectors of the US economy including manufacturing industries. A potential … explanation for the higher energy intensity are lower US energy price levels. However, common price elasticity estimates are not … out locational differences. The findings are that on average US firms are not more energy intensive when operating in …

variation in eligibility for CCA participation, we find that the CCL had a strong negative impact on energy intensity and …