This paper evaluates the impact of a policy that was implemented to reduce the energy intensity of firms in some manufacturing sectors in India, on the total factor productivity (TFP) growth of firms and on its components, scale efficiency and technical change. Using plant-level panel data on...

Improving energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to achieve the goal of carbon neutrality, but may also cause “Jevons Paradox” that in return will cause the increase in total energy consumptions. In this paper, we examine the rebound effects in Beijing’s energy consumptions...

Based on 39,791 rental contracts from 2,438 residential properties in the Swiss real estate market, we study how a property’s CO2 emissions affect net rental values. We use a novel measure of operational carbon emissions which relies on various parameters related to the sustainability and...