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How can information substitute or complement financial incentives such as Pigouvian subsidies? We answer this question in a large-scale field experiment that cross-randomizes energy efficiency subsidies with information about the financial savings of LED lighting. Information has two effects: It...
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In the absence of first-best climate policy, energy efficiency has figured prominently among strategies to reduce carbon emissions. One of the most sought-after green certification in the building sector is the internationally recognized Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). This...
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Barriers to homeownership have traditionally been an important research and policy issue. In particular, the role of … income uncertainty and credit constraints exert a significant negative effect on the probability of homeownership. Our main …
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We investigate the socio-economic determinants of mortgage delinquency in 12 EU countries and observe that income volatility significantly increases the mortgage delinquency risk. This pattern even holds for borrowers with higher-income profiles if volatility in income is high enough. From this...
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homeownership experience high parental voting turnout in elections. We also investigate whether homeownership influences the … associations between homeownership and state-ownership rates and outcome variables. Our findings show no discernible effect of … homeownership on parental voting turnout in school elections after controls are added (contrary to the simple positive association …
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homeownership experience during the recent housing boom and housing bust was not homogenous across all groups in the U.S. The recent … deterioration of underwriting practices and a boom in mortgage lending did not benefit minorities and immigrant homeownership in the … U.S. Blacks experienced significantly lower increase in homeownership than the whites but highest exit from …
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Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of household energy consumption with personalized feedback that will eventually lead to behavioral...
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This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor demand model is applied in order to link inter-temporal...
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This paper estimates indirect benefits of improved air quality induced by hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking". The recent increase in natural gas supply led to displacement of coal-fired electricity by cleaner natural gas-fired generation. Using detailed spatial panel data comprising the near...
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Providing electricity to the unconnected 1.1 billion people in developing countries is one of the top political priorities of the international community, yet the costs of reaching this objective are very high. The present paper examines whether the objective and the associated costs are...
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