Life Cycle cost disclosure, consumer behavior, and business implications

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-120

  Deutsch, Matthias ^a  

^a PROGNOS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision making; Eco labeling; Energy efficiency; Household appliances; Industrial ecology; Sustainable consumption

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; CONSUMER BEHAVIORS; CONTROL GROUPS; DECISION PROBLEMS; ECO-LABELING; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY-USING PRODUCTS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; LIFE SPAN; LIFECYCLE COSTS; MONETARY COSTS; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; ONLINE SHOPS; PHYSICAL ENERGY; PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS; PRODUCT PRICE; PURCHASE PRICE; SPECIFIC ENERGY; SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION; TREATMENT GROUP; WATER USE;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LABELS; SALES; WASHERS; WASHING; WASHING MACHINES; WATER SUPPLY;

GROUP TECHNOLOGY;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ECOLABELING; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 77954379364     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2009.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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