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ID180173
Title ProperLandlord-tenant problem and energy efficiency in the residential rental market
LanguageENG
AuthorPetrov, Ivan
Summary / Abstract (Note)The aim of this paper is to test for the persistence of the landlord-tenant energy efficiency problem in the residential rental property market in the presence of information on property energy performance. To do this, we compare the efficiency of rental and non-rental properties using a combination of Coarsened Exact Matching (CEM) and parametric regression. We use a sample of 585,578 residential properties in the Republic of Ireland - a region that legally requires rental properties to display energy performance certificates when advertised. The findings suggest that the landlord-tenant problem is present in the Irish rental market but that it is not uniform across locations, indicating the influence of other factors. To explore this further, we exploit the regional variation in rental property prices. We find a larger difference between rental and non-rental properties’ energy efficiency in markets with scarcity in rental property supply. In addition, we are able to take advantage of a unique trait in building design to compare rental and non-rental properties which were identical at the time of their construction. The findings from this sub-group mirror our finding for the sample as a whole.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol. 157; Oct 2021: p.112458
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2021-10 157
Key WordsEnergy Efficiency ;  Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ;  Market Failures