Deconstructing the energy efficiency gap: Conceptual frameworks and evidence

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 183-186

  Gerarden, Todd ^a   Newell, Richard G ^b   Stavins, Robert N ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84930749270     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.p20151012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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