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Identifying state dependence in brand choice : evidence from hurricanes
Levine, Julia; Seiler, Stephan - 2022
We analyze structural state dependence in brand choice using variation from brand switching during stock-outs caused by … brand switching due to stock-outs. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013342887
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Social learning and solar photovoltaic adoption
Gillingham, Kenneth; Bollinger, Bryan - 2020
A growing literature points to the effectiveness of leveraging social interactions and nudges to spur adoption of pro-social behaviors. This study investigates a large-scale behavioral intervention designed to actively leverage social learning and peer interactions to encourage adoption of...
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Microeconomics of the rebound effect for residential solar photovoltaic systems
Oliver, Matthew E.; Moreno Cruz, Juan; Beppler, Ross C. - 2019
The rebound effect is a well-known behavioral response whereby potential energy savings from efficiency improvements are partially offset by increased consumption of energy services, as the marginal cost of energy services is reduced. This paper characterizes a similar rebound effect related to...
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Solar rebound : the unintended consequences of subsidies
Boccard, Nicolas; Gautier, Axel - 2019
Many jurisdictions use net metering to record the power exchange between solar photovoltaic panels and the grid, thus valuing home production at the electricity retail rate. However, if over the billing period, production exceeds consumption, the surplus remains freely available for consumption....
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The prosumers and the grid
Gautier, Axel; Jacqmin, Julien; Poudou, Jean-Christophe - 2017
Prosumers are households that are both producers and consumers of electricity. A prosumer has a grid-connected decentralized production unit (DPU) and makes two types of exchanges with the grid: energy imports when the local production is insuffcient to match the local consumption and energy...
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Optimal subsidies for residential solar
Colas, Mark; Saulnier, Emmett - 2023 - This Version: August 2023
We study the spatial misallocation resulting from subsidies for residential solar panels in the US and quantify the associated environmental costs. We build a structural model of solar panel demand and electricity production across the country and estimate the model by combining 1) remotely...
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The impact of private label introduction on assortment, prices, and profits of retailers
Ma, Meilin; Siebert, Ralph - 2021
We study how the introduction of private-label brands (PLs) affects retailers' prices, demand, and profits, explicitly accounting for assortment adjustments of national brands (NBs) in retail stores. Using a detailed dataset on the U.S. beef market, we find that, when PLs are added to the...
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"True believers" or numerical terrorism at the nuclear power plant
Kraemer, Walter; Arminger, Gerhard - 2010
For decades, there has been a heated debate about whether or not nuclear power plants contribute to childhood cancer in their respective neighbourhoods, with statisticians testifying on both sides. The present paper points to some flaws in the pro-arguments, taking a recent study prepared for...
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Labor courts, nomination bias, and unemployment in Germany
Berger, Helge (contributor); Neugart, Michael (contributor) - 2006
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Detecting coverage bias in user-generated content
Kerkhof, Anna; Münster, Johannes - 2021
small to medium size coverage bias against MPs from the center-left parties in Germany and in France. A plausible … bias on user-generated content platforms are rare. We develop a novel procedure to detect coverage bias – i.e., bias in the … disentangle coverage bias from unobserved heterogeneity between observations. We apply our procedure to Wikipedia and examine …
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