Behavioral economics and energy conservation - a systematic review of nonprice interventions and their causal effects

dc.contributor.authorAndor, Mark
dc.contributor.authorFels, Katja
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-28T12:09:18Z
dc.date.available2017-07-28T12:09:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractResearch from economics and psychology suggests that behavioral interventions can be a powerful climate policy instrument. This paper provides a systematic review of the existing empirical evidence on non-price interventions targeting energy conservation behavior of private households. Specifically, we analyze the four nudge-like interventions referred to as social comparison, pre-commitment, goal setting and labeling in 38 international studies comprising 91 treatments. This paper differs from previous systematic reviews by solely focusing on studies that permit the identification of causal effects. We find that all four interventions have the potential to significantly reduce energy consumption of private households, yet effect sizes vary immensely. We conclude by emphasizing the importance of impact evaluations before rolling out behavioral policy interventions at scale.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2003/36037
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.17877/DE290R-18054
dc.language.isoende
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion Paper / SFB823;14, 2017en
dc.subjectsystematic reviewen
dc.subjectsocial normsen
dc.subjectenvironmental certificationen
dc.subjectenergy efficiencyen
dc.subjectenergy demanden
dc.subjectbehavioral economicsen
dc.subject.ddc310
dc.subject.ddc330
dc.subject.ddc620
dc.titleBehavioral economics and energy conservation - a systematic review of nonprice interventions and their causal effectsen
dc.typeTextde
dc.type.publicationtypeworkingPaperde
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