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Differential and Distributional Effects of Energy Efficiency Surveys : Evidence from Electricity Consumption

Kniesner, Thomas J. - 2016

Our research investigates the magnitude of the effect of residential energy efficiency audit programs on later household electricity consumption. These programs are designed to increase awareness of household energy consumption with personalized feedback that will eventually lead to behavioral...

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Do All Material Incentives for Prosocial Activities Backfire? The Response to Cash and Non-Cash Incentives for Blood Donations

Lacetera, Nicola - 2014

Experimental studies document that financial rewards discourage the performance of altruistic activities, because they destroy intrinsic altruistic motivations. We set up a randomized-controlled experiment, through a survey administered to 467 blood donors in an Italian town, and find that...

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Social Image Concerns and Pro-Social Behavior

Lacetera, Nicola; Macis, Mario - 2021

Using longitudinal data on the entire population of blood donors in an Italian town, we examine how donors respond to an award scheme which rewards them with "medals" when they reach certain donation quotas. Our results indicate that donors significantly increase the frequency of their donations...

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Motivating Altruism : A Field Study

Lacetera, Nicola; Macis, Mario - 2021

who are employees in Italy. The analysis is based on a unique dataset with the complete donation histories of the blood …

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Does LEED Certification Save Energy? Evidence from Federal Buildings

Clay, Karen; Severnini, Edson R.; Sun, Xiaochen - 2021

In the absence of first-best climate policy, energy efficiency has figured prominently among strategies to reduce carbon emissions. One of the most sought-after green certification in the building sector is the internationally recognized Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). This...

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Information Nudges, Subsidies, and Crowding Out of Attention : Field Evidence from Energy Efficiency Investments

Rodemeier, Matthias; Löschel, Andreas - 2023

How can information substitute or complement financial incentives such as Pigouvian subsidies? We answer this question …

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Energy Price Shocks and the Demand for Energy-Efficient Housing : Evidence from Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

Braakmann, Nils; Dursun, Bahadir; Pickard, Harry - 2023

How do private consumers adapt to changes to energy prices, in particular do they invest in energy-saving measures? We study this question in the context of the rapid rise in energy prices caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the demand for energy efficiency in the UK...

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Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Substitution Effects in Pro-Social Behavior

Lacetera, Nicola - 2009

We examine how economic incentives affect pro-social behavior through the analysis of a unique dataset with information … incentives in a "standard" way; offering donors economic incentives significantly increases turnout and blood units collected … come to a drive but are ineligible to donate when incentives are offered. Further evidence from a small-scale field …

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Why Volunteer? Evidence on the Role of Altruism, Reputation, and Incentives

Myers, Caitlin K. - 2013

altruism, reputational concerns, and material incentives. We present an analysis of a unique data set that combines an … effect of monetary incentives declines with reputational concerns, supporting a prediction that extrinsic incentives can …

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Dynamic Incentive Effects of Relative Performance Pay : A Field Experiment

Delfgaauw, Josse - 2013

the incentives, while the responsiveness of treatment stores close to winning a bonus increases in relative performance …

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