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100	1		_aKahn, Matthew E.
245	1	0	_aCommercial Building Electricity Consumption Dynamics: _bThe Role of Structure Quality, Human Capital, and Contract Incentives / _cMatthew E. Kahn, Nils Kok, John M. Quigley.
260			_aCambridge, Mass. _bNational Bureau of Economic Research _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource: _billustrations (black and white);
490	1		_aNBER working paper series _vno. w18781
500			_aFebruary 2013.
520	3		_aCommercial real estate plays a key role in determining the urban sustainability of a metropolitan area. While the residential sector has been the primary focus of energy policies, commercial buildings are now responsible for most of the durable building stock's total electricity consumption. This paper exploits a unique panel of commercial buildings to investigate the impact of building vintage, contract incentives, and human capital on electricity consumption across commercial structures. We document that electricity consumption and building quality are complements, not substitutes. Technological progress may reduce the energy demand from heating, cooling and ventilation, but the behavioral response of building tenants and the large-scale adoption of appliances more than offset these savings, leading to increases in energy consumption in more recently constructed, more efficient structures.
530			_aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588	0		_aPrint version record
690		7	_aH23 - Externalities • Redistributive Effects • Environmental Taxes and Subsidies _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aH41 - Public Goods _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
690		7	_aQ55 - Technological Innovation _2Journal of Economic Literature class.
700	1		_aKok, Nils.
700	1		_aQuigley, John M. _93067
710	2		_aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830		0	_aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) _vno. w18781.
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w18781
856			_yAcceso en línea al DOI _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w18781
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