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Traditional large appliances absorb a large share of residential electricity consumption and represent important … technologies, this group of appliances still offers large potential in terms of efficiency gains due to their pervasive diffusion … efficient appliances. The effect is significant both in its domestic and international components and suggests an active role of …
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To correct market failures due to the presence of negative externalities associated with energy consumption …, governments have adopted a variety of policies, including taxes, subsidies, regulations and standards, and information …
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This econometric study assesses the efficiency of the income tax credit system implemented in France in 2005 on households' retrofitting investment decisions, focusing on insulation measures. A logit model with random individual effects is estimated using an unbalanced panel of 23,879 households...
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Since oil is a non-renewable resource with a high environmental impact, and its most common use is to produce combustibles for electricity, reliable methods for modelling electricity consumption can contribute to a more rational employment of this hydrocarbon fuel. In this paper we apply the...
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It has long been recognized that there is considerable heterogeneity in individual risk taking behavior but little is known about the distribution of risk taking types. We present a parsimonious characterization of risk taking behavior by estimating a finite mixture regression model for three...
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