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The Persistence of Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives : Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand
Ito, Koichiro - 2015
Firms and governments often use moral suasion and economic incentives to influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for various economic activities. To investigate the persistence of such interventions, we randomly assigned households to moral suasion and dynamic pricing that stimulate energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013029026
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Does Information Feedback from In-Home Devices Reduce Electricity Use? Evidence from a Field Experiment
Attari, Shahzeen - 2015
There is limited evidence of behavioral changes resulting from electricity information feedback. Using a randomized control trial from a New York apartment building, we study long-term effects of information feedback from “Modlet” in-home devices, which provide near-real-time plug-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013031028
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Subsidizing Fuel Efficient Cars : Evidence from China's Automobile Industry
Chen, Chia-Wen - 2017
tremendous growth in sales---over 200 percent from 2008 to 2015---and concerns over local air quality have prompted China … behavior to China's largest national subsidy program for fuel efficient vehicles during 2010 and 2011. Using variation from the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012965426
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Incidence and Environmental Effects of Distortionary Subsidies
Heutel, Garth - 2014
Government policies that are not intended to address environmental concerns can nonetheless distort prices and affect firms' emissions. We present an analytical general equilibrium model to study the effect of distortionary subsidies on factor prices and on environmental outcomes. We model an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013064267
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Numerical General Equilibrium Analysis of China's Impacts from Possible Mega Trade Deals
Li, Chunding - 2014
This paper explores the potential impacts on both China and other major countries of possible mega trade deals. These …-participation countries will lose. If non-tariff barriers are reduced more, the impacts will be larger. All effects to China on welfare, trade …, export and import are positive. Comparatively China-TPP and RCEP will yield the highest welfare outcomes for the US in our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048108
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The Short-Run and Long-Run Effects of Behavioral Interventions : Experimental Evidence from Energy Conservation
Allcott, Hunt - 2012
We document three remarkable features of the Opower program, in which social comparison- based home energy reports are repeatedly mailed to more than six million households nationwide. First, initial reports cause high-frequency "action and backsliding," but these cycles attenuate over time....
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Is There an Energy Efficiency Gap?
Allcott, Hunt - 2014
Many analysts have argued that energy efficiency investments offer an enormous "win-win" opportunity to both reduce negative externalities and save money. This overview paper presents a simple model of investment in energy-using capital stock with two types of market failures: first,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013066799
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Evidence from Two Large Field Experiments that Peer Comparison Feedback Can Reduce Residential Energy Usage
Ayres, Ian - 2014
By providing feedback to customers on home electricity and natural gas usage with a focus on peer comparisons, utilities can reduce energy consumption at a low cost. We analyze data from two large-scale, random-assignment field experiments conducted by utility companies providing electricity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013070742
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The Welfare Effects of Nudges : A Case Study of Energy Use Social Comparisons
Allcott, Hunt - 2015
“Nudge”-style interventions are often deemed “successful” if they cause large behavior change, but they are rarely subjected to full social welfare evaluations. We combine a field experiment with a simple theoretical framework to evaluate the welfare effects of one especially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013172
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California Energy Efficiency : Lessons for the Rest of the World, or Not?
Levinson, Arik - 2013
Starting in the 1970s California's residential electricity consumption per capita stopped increasing, while other states' electricity use continued to grow steadily. Similar patterns can be seen in non-electric energy, industry, and transportation. What accounts for California's apparent energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013080414