We investigate consumer inattention and imperfect information regarding the financial benefits of energy-efficient lighting using a randomized controlled trial with 1,084 observations. Results suggest that subjects generally know about cost savings of LED bulbs - the central lighting technology...

The aim of this study is to link variation in energy cost misperceptions to variation in households' energy consumption. The focus is on two sorts of misperceptions: First, present biased discounting of future energy costs and second, biased energy price beliefs. By running an artefactual field...

Global impact assessment of unilateral climate policies is commonly based on multi‐sector, multi‐region computable general equilibrium (CGE) models that are calibrated to consistent accounts of production, consumption, and bilateral trade flows. However, global economic databases such as...

Wie hoch die Marktteilnehmer durch energiepolitische Regulierungen in ihren jeweiligen Ländern belastet sind, wird häufig nur am Vergleich der Energiepreise festgemacht. Die Energiestückkosten sind als Indikator jedoch aussagefähiger, da hier die Energiekosten im Verhältnis zur...