Investment decisions in the renewable energy sector: An analysis of non-financial drivers

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 510-524

  Masini, Andrea ^a   Menichetti, Emanuela ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b Observatoire Méditerranéen de L'Energie   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral finance; Empirical analysis; Investment diversification; Portfolio; Renewable energies; Survey research

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL FINANCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PORTFOLIO; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SURVEY RESEARCH;

DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; INVESTMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SURVEY;

EID: 84873985991     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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