A credible approach for measuring inframarginal participation in energy efficiency programs

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-79

  Boomhower, Judson ^a,b   Davis, Lucas W ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Energy Institute at Haas and National Bureau of Economic Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Additionality; Energy efficiency; Regression discontinuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899926226     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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