Conflicting societal goals can lead to national and local policies that are at odds with each other. National policies promoting the adoption of solar photovoltaics may be counteracted by local policies defining the aesthetics of the built environment. As solar photovoltaic energy approaches...

In this paper, we investigate the actual impact of building energy efficiency standards, which is one of the most common residential energy efficiency policies across countries. Using a detailed household level data (N=84,864) from Turkey, we estimate the heterogeneous effects of building codes...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One. The Pre-Contractual Phase -- Chapter 1 The Pre-tender Phase -- 1.1 The conceptual design -- 1.2 The feasibility study -- 1.2.1 Feasibility studies in general -- 1.2.2 Typical...

The United Kingdom’s housing costs are among the highest on earth, and London is virtually the most expensive major city in the world for renting or buying a home. People often avoid moving to work in productive sectors because nearby housing is too expensive. The proportion of Britons who...

We develop a framework to estimate the economic value of a recent zoning reform in the city of Sao Paulo, which altered maximum permitted construction at the city-block level. Using a spatial regression discontinuity design, we find that developers file for more multi-family construction permits...