Household preferences for energy-saving measures: A conjoint analysis

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-64

  Poortinga, Wouter ^a   Steg, Linda ^b   Vlek, Charles ^b   Wiersma, Gerwin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Environmental Research/Consultancy   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0037292695     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(02)00154-X     Document Type: Article

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