The effect of information nudges on energy saving: Observations from a randomized field experiment in Finland
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Keywords
Behavior; Conservation; Electricity; Energy advice; Experiment; Finland; Intervention; Nudging; Randomized field trial; Social norm;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
- Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
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