Dirk Brounen

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the extent to which the use of gas and electricity is determined by the technical specifications of the dwelling as compared to the demographic characteristics of the residents, and they find that even absent price increases for residential energy, the aging of the population and their increasing wealth will roughly offset improvements in the building stock resulting from policy interventions and natural revitalization.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of an international survey among 313 CFOs on capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and corporate governance were presented, and the results showed that the U.S. corporate finance practice appears to be influenced mostly by firm size, to a lesser extent by shareholder orientation, while national differences are weak at best.

TL;DR: In this article, the first evidence on the market adoption and economic implications of energy performance certificates implemented by the European Union was reported, showing that adoption rates are low and declining over time, coinciding with a negative sentiment regarding the label in the popular media.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of an international survey among 313 CFOs on capital structure choice and find remarkably low disparities across countries, despite the presence of significant institutional differences.

TL;DR: In this article, the results of an international survey among 313 CFOs on capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and corporate governance were presented, and the results showed that the U.S. corporate finance practice appears to be influenced mostly by firm size, to a lesser extent by shareholder orientation, while national differences are weak at best.