On the economics of energy labels in the housing market
Dirk Brounen and
Nils Kok
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2011, vol. 62, issue 2, 166-179
Abstract:
Energy efficiency in the residential housing market can play an important role in the reduction of global carbon emissions. This paper reports the first evidence on the market adoption and economic implications of energy performance certificates implemented by the European Union. The results show that adoption rates are low and declining over time, coinciding with a negative sentiment regarding the label in the popular media. Labels are clustered among smaller, post-war homes in neighborhoods with more difficult selling conditions. We also document that geographic variation in the adoption rate of energy labels is positively related to the fraction of "green" voters during the 2006 national elections. Within the sample of labeled homes, the energy label creates transparency in the energy efficiency of dwellings. Our analysis shows that consumers capitalize this information into the price of their prospective homes.
Keywords: Energy; efficiency; Housing; market; Energy; labels; Environmentalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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