consumer behaviour

How realistic are the predicted savings to household energy bills from installing a smart meter? And how robust is the evidence behind the figures? Greer Gosnell and Daire McCoy investigate, in the second of two posts on smart meters. Read more

With recent reports criticising the UK Government’s rollout of its smart meter implementation programme, Greer Gosnell and Daire McCoy review the costs and benefits and call for a revamp, particularly of consumer engagement. Read more

This paper explores the relationship between carbon prices and policies that change consumers’ preferences, concluding that taking the effects into account in economic models would enhance understanding of climate change mitigation policy, facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy. Read more

Abstract In a large-scale natural field experiment comprising 38,654 customers of a renewable energy supplier in the United Kingdom, we... Read more

Fouquet, Roger (2016). In: Durlauf, Steven N. and Blume, Lawrence E., (eds.) The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan. Read more

It is commonly believed that large energy efficiency gaps exist in the energy-using durables markets. We develop a broad analytical... Read more

The psychological and social factors that may contribute to and inhibit sustainable change in the context of tourist and traveller behaviour. Read more

In Behavioural Public Policy, In A.J. Oliver (Ed.) (pp. 209-215). Cambridge University Press: UK. Read more