Risk preferences and purchase of energy-efficient technologies in the residential sector

Ecological Economics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 216-229

  Qiu, Yueming ^a   Colson, Gregory ^b   Grebitus, Carola ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Appliances; Energy efficiency; Home energy improvements; Retrofit; Risk preferences

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK FACTOR; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922435527     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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