One thing leads to another: Evidence on the scope and persistence of behavioral spillovers

Alexander Goetz, Harald Mayr and Renate Schubert

Journal of Public Economics, 2024, vol. 236, issue C

Abstract: Evaluations of economic interventions usually focus on one target behavior. This study extends the evaluation scope to multiple untargeted behaviors. We evaluate a hot water saving intervention in a natural field experiment. Despite an exclusive focus on hot water, the intervention changes multiple behaviors. Notably, we find a 5.6 percent reduction in room heating energy consumption that persists one year after the intervention. We show that the room heating spillover has important welfare implications.

Keywords: Behavioral spillover; Randomized controlled trial; Water consumption; Energy consumption; Welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D12 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105166

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