The energy efficiency of the residential housing stock plays a key role in strategies to mitigate
climate change and global warming. In this context, it is frequently argued that private …

The impact of environmental regulation on technology diffusion and innovations is studied
using a unique data set of German residential buildings. We analyze how energy efficiency …

We study the effectiveness of building energy codes, taking a long-run perspective. The focus
is on regulation’s impact on energy demand in both high- and low-quality residences, in …

This paper investigates the effect of building energy codes on housings' real energy
consumption. We argue that building codes should have a twofold effect: lower levels of energy …

This paper investigates the effect of a housing company's size on the outcome of energetic
refurbishment. We argue that economies of scale, economies of scope and effects of learning …

The impact of environmental regulation on market diffusion and market entry of "green'',
innovative buildings in the housing market is studied using a unique data set of German …

Nach zwei Jahren sinkenden durchschnittlichen Verbrauchs von Heizenergie in
Mehrfamilienhäusern war für die Abrechnungsperiode 2011 erstmals wieder ein leichter Anstieg des …

Despite the liberalization of energy markets in 1998, household electricity prices in 2004
are nearly the same as 1998, indicating a failure of market restructuring. However, such a …

Das im Herbst 2010 vorgestellte Klimakonzept der Bundesregierung hat eine heftige
Kontroverse über die Wirtschaftlichkeit energetischer Gebäudesanierungen nach sich gezogen. …

Üblicherweise analysiert das IWH an dieser Stelle Trends der allgemeinen wirtschaftlichen
Entwicklung. Heute sollen die Forschungsdynamik des Instituts und die wirtschaftspolitische …