In this study, we examine the drivers of household energy consumption, specifically investigating the relative importance of household socio-economic characteristics versus dwelling characteristics in explaining per capita gas consumption for space heating. The study draws upon a large random...

The special, dual nature of property as both a consumption and an investment goodmakes it salient for portfolio choice. In fact, the theoretical literature predicts a con-straint imposed by property on investment and the empirical literature has broughtevidence that this constraint, in some...

The dual nature of property as both a consumption and an investment good makes itdifficult for households to decide how much capital to allocate to it. In fact, the theoreticalliterature predicts a constraint imposed by property on investment and the empiricalliterature has brought evidence that...