Many officials have been considering whether it is possible or desirable to use choice architecture to increase use of environmentally friendly (“green”) products and activities. The right approach could produce significant environmental benefits, including large reductions in greenhouse gas...

In spite of the large potential and existing efforts to foster energy efficiency in the residential sector, much remains to be achieved. This may be partially due to the many barriers and market failures faced by energy efficiency, which are even greater in the residential sector. In particular,...

Information failures may help explain the so-called “energy efficiency gap” in commercial buildings, which account for approximately 20 percent of annual US energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Building owners may not fully comprehend what influences energy use in their buildings and may...

In this paper, attempt was made to examine the determinants of energy intensity taking cognisance of countries' natural resource endowments. Time series data from a sample of two countries each with varying level of resource endowment was reviewed and analysed. The results of the investigation...

The study applies key indicators of the energy security vulnerability index to examine the sensitivity and vulnerability of the Malaysian economy to energy supply disruptions and further test the potential impact of this energy supply disruption indicators on major economic indices such as the...

This paper is an attempt to analyze changing energy intensities in the Indian economy. The hybrid I-O model at constant prices has been used to address the problem of homogenous pricing of energy inputs across sectors of the economy. Results reveal that the indirect rather than direct energy use...

Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources from Oil to Natural Gas, Hydroelectricity, biomass, coal etc., but up till now it cannot meet its domestic energy need, a lot of the energy consumed in the economy is being imported which results in a huge drain to its balance of payment. Access to...

We provide evidence of an energy efficiency gap in China. Using an incentivized field experiment, we document that providing information to consumers on the energy costs of lightbulbs significantly affects their willingness to pay for energy efficient bulbs. Unlike previous literature, we do not...

This study analyzes the extent to which electricity consumers of different income levels would increase electricity consumption and change their coping behavior to deal with power outages in response to electricity reliability improvements. The empirical analysis is conducted in two steps: (1)...

Obesity is a major health concern in both developed and developing nations. Yet, evidence on the determinants of obesity is relatively limited. We contribute to the literature on the determinants of obesity by empirically examining the effects of energy poverty on obesity.Using 14 waves of the...