Smart-home technologies have been heralded as an important way to increase energy conservation. While in vitro engineering estimates provide broad optimism, little has been done to explore whether such estimates scale beyond the lab. We estimate the causal impact of smart thermostats on energy...

Consumers may not directly perceive some product attributes that are beneficial but costly to produce, giving rise to a lemons problem and potentially inhibiting efficient trade. This paper explores whether third-party certification provides a potential solution to the asymmetric information...