Paternalism and Energy Efficiency: An Overview

被引：44

作者：

Allcott, Hunt ^{[1
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机构：

[1] NYU, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10012 USA

[2] Natl Bur Econ Res, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] MIT, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Act Lab J PAL, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA

[4] ideas42, New York, NY 10004 USA

[5] MIT, E2e, Cambridge, MA 02142 USA

来源：

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS, VOL 8 | 2016年 / 8卷

关键词：

behavioral public economics; energy efficiency; FUEL-ECONOMY; BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS; STANDARDS; PRICES; POLICY; EXTERNALITIES; INCENTIVES; IDEOLOGY; CHOICE; INTERVENTIONS;

D O I：

10.1146/annurev-economics-080315-015255

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article provides an overview of the application of behavioral public economics to energy efficiency. I document policy makers' arguments for "paternalistic" energy efficiency policies, formalize with a simple model of misoptimizing consumers, review and critique empirical evidence, and suggest future research directions. Although empirical results suggest that policies to address imperfect information and internalities may increase welfare in some cases, some existing policies may be mistargeted or miscalibrated.

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页码：145 / 176

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