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Di Maria, Corrado 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3048-0506, Ferreira, Susana and Lazarova, Emiliya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7178-0644
(2010)
Shedding light on the light bulb puzzle: the role of attitudes and perceptions in the adoption of energy efficient light bulbs.
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 57 (1).
pp. 48-67.
ISSN 0036-9292
Abstract
Despite the potential energy savings and economic benefits associated with compact fluorescent light bulbs, their adoption by the residential sector has been limited to date. In this paper, we present a theoretical model that focuses on the agents' ability to perceive the correct cost of lighting and on the role of environmental attitudes as key determinants of the adoption decision. We use original data from Ireland to test our theoretical predictions. Our results emphasize the importance of education, information and environmental awareness in the adoption decision.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Economics University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Environment, Resources and Conflict Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Economic Theory Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Applied Econometrics And Finance Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jan 2014 13:54 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2023 15:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/47123 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2009.00506.x |
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