Changes in energy consumption behaviour of households are recognised as a main contributor to reduced energy demand in developed countries. We investigate the economy-wide impacts of a more efficient electricity consumption behaviour in the presence of demand rigidities and consumption habits....

Using a panel of household travel diary data collected in Germany between 1997 and 2005, this study assesses the effectiveness of fuel efficiency improvements by econometrically estimating the rebound effect, describing the extent to which higher efficiency causes additional travel.Following a...

I estimate the extent to which consumers respond to energy costs when purchasing energy-using durables, when product-specific lifetime is provided and considered. Using market- level transaction data for lightbulbs, I compare consumer demand responses to the local annual energy cost versus the...