This paper reviews the empirical literature that provides a correlation between the different
barriers to energy efficiency and consumer behavior related to two domains. It evaluates …

Abstract Information problems have early been suspected to be the main barrier to energy-
efficiency investment. I review the vast yet piecemeal research that has been carried out …

This paper empirically and jointly analyses the relations between standard time discounting,
risk aversion, loss aversion, and present bias and household stated adoption of low to high …

This paper studies the adoption of high-cost, medium-cost, and low-cost energy efficient
technologies (EETs) by income categories in eight European Union countries, relying on …

Implicit discount rates (IDRs) are employed in energy models to capture household
investment decisions, yet the factors behind the IDR and their respective implications for …

In recent years, economists and policymakers have increasingly focused their attention on
improving the energy efficiency of households due to its ability to simultaneously meet …

Increasing the share of evermore energy efficient household electric appliances is one
strategy to address environmental impacts arising from residential electricity demand …

We provide consistent, cross-country estimates of price and income elasticity for households
in 11 OECD countries. Using survey data from 2011 on annual consumption of electricity …

This paper reviews opportunities for, and barriers to, increasing photovoltaic (PV)
deployment on apartment buildings, with a particular focus on the Australian experience. As …

Energy efficiency policies often involve low-interest loans for retrofit measures in private
buildings; the main target of these loans are meant to be households with otherwise poor …