Residential solar installation prices, which are set on a case-by-case basis, remain both relatively high and variable despite significant declines in solar panel manufacturing costs. In this paper, I estimate a structural model of the solar installation market to quantify market power and to...

The use of smartphone apps has numerous advantages for app providers and users. However, the users of many smartphone apps are confronted with a trade-off between usage benefits and preferences for personal data protection. We investigate the acceptability of data sharing in different...

Currently, the global market for subscription services is facing a crisis of approaching saturation, prompting increased attention to the Asia-Pacific region. Meanwhile, digital content subscription services in Japan are late in the game but are on a continuous upward trend, indicating...

Many studies on household energy efficiency investments suggest that a wide range of seemingly profitable investments are not taken up. This paper provides novel evidence on the main factors behind consumer choices using the OECD Survey on Household Environmental Behaviour and Attitudes. The...

We examine the decision problem of a power producer contemplating an upgrade of its current generation capacity based on a fossil fuel technology (gas plant), when price processes have affine drift and differentiable volatility functions. The operator can choose the best of four mutually...