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 …

Imperfect information and inattention to energy costs are important potential motivations for
energy efficiency standards and subsidies. We evaluate these motivations in the lightbulb …

The hedonic property-value model has been refined over more than forty years to become
one of the premier approaches to valuing environmental amenities. This article presents …

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 …

Abstract The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) uses a dynamic approach to
enforcing air pollution regulations, with repeat offenders subject to high fines and …

Given the growing concerns about environmental protection, a focus on energy label
behavior is of particular public interest, as labels can communicate to consumers the …

Electrifying most fossil-fuel-burning applications provides a pathway to achieving cost-
effective deep decarbonization of the economy. Heat pumps offer a feasible and energy …

Economists advocate for using the price mechanism to manage water scarcity, but complex
nonlinear rate structures prevalent in markets for municipal water obscure price signals. We …

Financial literacy explains anomalies in a wide range of consumers' financial decisions. We
extend the literature on financial literacy by examining its role in the purchase of energy …