Evidence of a Homeowner-Renter Gap for Electric Appliances
利用美国全国代表性数据，首次实证分析发现租户比房主更可能使用电热、电热水、电炉和电烘干机，该差距源于分租激励，对建筑电气化减排政策有启示。
This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the homeowner-renter gap for electric appliances. Using U.S. nationally representative data, the analysis shows that renters are significantly more likely than homeowners to have electric heat, electric hot water heating, an electric stove, and an electric dryer. The gap is highly statistically significant, prevalent across regions, and holds after controlling for the type, size, and age of the home, as well as for climate and household characteristics. The paper argues that this gap arises from the same split incentives that lead to the “landlord-tenant problem” and discusses the implications of the gap for an emerging set of policies aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions through building electrification.