Labeling energy cost on light bulbs lowers implicit discount rates

Ecological Economics

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 42-50

  Min, Jihoon ^a   Azevedo, Inês L ^a   Michalek, Jeremy ^a   de Bruin, Wändi Bruine ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Conjoint analysis; Consumer preference; Discrete choice analysis; Energy efficient lighting; Implicit discount rate

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888243252     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.10.015     Document Type: Article

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