Behavioral barriers and the energy efficiency gap: a survey of the literature

Laura Abrardi ()
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Laura Abrardi: Politecnico di Torino

Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, 2019, vol. 46, issue 1, No 2, 25-43

Abstract: Abstract Consumers’ irrational reluctance to invest in energy efficiency has raised the policymakers’ concern, who started to question the suitability of traditional energy programs. To address behavioral failures, a revision of former policies seems to be called for. We discuss the main barriers pertaining to consumers’ behavior and their policy implications, suggesting some principles for intervention by regulatory authorities.

Keywords: Regulation; Energy efficiency gap; Behavioral barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D91 L50 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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