Re-evaluating the role of energy efficiency standards: A behavioral economics approach

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 347-363

  Tsvetanov, Tsvetan ^a   Segerson, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Energy efficiency standards; Energy efficiency gap; Pigovian taxes; Self control; Temptation; Time consistent preferences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS; ENERGY-EFFICIENCY GAPS; SELF-CONTROL; TEMPTATION; TIME-CONSISTENT PREFERENCES;

ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; TAXATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; POLLUTION TAX; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EID: 84885178538     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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