Knowledge is (Less) power: Experimental evidence from residential energy use

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1417-1438

  Jessoe, Katrina ^a   Rapson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84898646780     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.4.1417     Document Type: Article

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