The importance of framing for consumer acceptance of the Smart Grid: A comparative study of Denmark, Norway and Switzerland

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2014, Pages 113-123

  Broman Toft, Madeleine ^a   Schuitema, Geertje ^a   Thøgersen, John ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Consumer acceptance; Default effect; Grid; Smart

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906838779     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.07.010     Document Type: Article

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