Energy literacy, awareness, and conservation behavior of residential households

Energy Economics

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-50

  Brounen, Dirk ^a   Kok, Nils ^b   Quigley, John M ^c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer behavior; Energy efficiency; Financial literacy

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDES; ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT; FINANCIAL LITERACY; HEATING AND COOLING; INVESTMENT DECISIONS; RESIDENTIAL DWELLING; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; HOUSING; INVESTMENTS;

CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY MARKET; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84876343664     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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