Heterogeneity in the Rebound Effect: Evidence from Efficient Lighting Subsidies

Ensieh Shojaeddini () and Ben Gilbert
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Environmental & Resource Economics, 2023, vol. 84, issue 1, No 7, 173-217

Abstract: Abstract This paper quantifies heterogeneity in rebound effects from policy-induced energy efficiency improvements by income and home size. We do so in a relatively understudied context: residential lighting. This context allows us to separately estimate effects for energy services (lighting hours) and electricity consumption. We identify the effect of household-level subsidy uptake using instrumental variables for program awareness. We find that rebound effects are larger for low-income households and those in smaller homes. We also show that the rebound effect is not large enough to “backfire” and all income and home-size subsamples exhibit net energy savings.

Keywords: Rebound effect; Heterogeneity; Energy efficiency policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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