Saving money vs investing money: Do energy ratings influence consumer demand for energy efficient goods?

Energy Economics

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-63

  Panzone, Luca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS model; Consumer behaviour; Electricity; Energy efficiency gap; Energy using products

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER DEMANDS; CONSUMER RESPONSE; DISPOSABLE INCOME; ECONOMIC BARRIERS; ELECTRICITY PRICES; ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY-EFFICIENCY GAPS; ENERGY-USING PRODUCTS;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; INVESTMENTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; EXPENDITURE; PRICE DYNAMICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876326128     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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