Bridging the Energy Efficiency Gap: A Field Experiment on Lifetime Energy Costs and Household Appliances

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Kallbekken, Steffen ^a   Sælen, Håkon ^a   Hermansen, Erlend A T ^a  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH OSLO CICERO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cost disclosure; Energy efficiency; Field experiment; Household appliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873306850     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-012-9211-z     Document Type: Article

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