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This paper develops a pseudo-panel approach to examine household electricity demand behaviour through the household … electricity consumption follows an inverted U-shaped distribution as a function of the age of the household's head. Most notably … evidence that the income elasticity of French residential electricity demand is 0.22, averaged over our four cohorts of …
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We examine heterogeneity in Norwegian households’ price responses to critical peak pricing (CPP) on electricity … consumption, using a large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT), high-frequency electricity data, and default enrollment …. Increasing the grid transmission charge by 4,067% (corresponding to an increase in the electricity price by 1,242%) leads to a 12 …
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We use an experiment to test whether consumers optimally acquire information on energy costs in appliance markets where, like many contexts, consumers are poorly informed and make mistakes despite freely available information. To test for optimal information acquisition we compare the average...
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improvement in the energy efficiency of a household’s appliances, but to the supply of a zero-marginal-cost perfect substitute for … grid electricity. The solar rebound effect is first derived in the absence of any subsidization mechanism. We then modify … the model to account for two commonly implemented incentives: installation rebates and net metering. Rebates are shown to …
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monthly residential electricity use with over 45 million observations to estimate the overall effect of a Vietnamese … electricity rebate program with this competitive element. Next, I empirically test the model’s predictions. I find that the … program reduces electricity consumption by 18%, nearly double the threshold level of 10%. Interestingly, the program's effect …
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the distributional consequences inherent in the pricing strategy of basic goods and services, such as electricity. However …, the effectiveness of the electricity tariff as a redistribution device is questionable in the presence of a progressive … 2013, including detailed energy consumption and household income and tax payment characteristics. While the theoretical …
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This paper studies seven rebate programs aiming at accelerating the replacement of energy-intensive household …
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We analyze welfare implications of policies promoting environmentally friendly vehicles employing rich Swiss micro-data on 23,000 newly purchased cars and their buyers. Our estimates reveal substantial income heterogeneity in price elasticity and electric vehicle (EV) adoption. While CO2 levies...
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We study the effects of limited attention on property prices and energy efficiency (EE) investments in the housing market. Using a novel dataset, we analyse over 5 million residential property sale transactions in England and Wales, each containing information about sale price, property and...
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subsidized entry of wind power in the Nordic electricity market. A relatively small-scale entry of renewables leads to a large … the total electricity market expenditures. The subsidies generate net gains to consumers. We develop an approach to …
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