Publications


Municipal building codes and the adoption of solar photovoltaics

Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Alexander Gordan, Andreas Löschel on 10 Oct 2022

A significant share of German municipalities have amended their building codes to restrict solar installations, often to preserve the historical nature of towns. These restrictions have an economically important impact on solar adoption. These restrictions should be reviewed to see whether they are still warranted today and in the future, as technology evolves.



Social interactions and the adoption of solar PV: evidence from cultural borders

Working paper by Stefano Carattini, Martin Péclat, Andrea Baranzini on 5 Nov 2018

This paper investigates the role of ‘social spillovers’ in the adoption of new technologies. The authors find that the French-German language border in Switzerland acts as a barrier to social interactions and, eventually, to the adoption of new technologies – in this case solar PV. read more »