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Social Norms and Personalized Messaging to Promote Energy Conservation: evidence from a university residence hall

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  • Nogueira Meirelles De Souza, Mateus
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  • Nogueira Meirelles De Souza, Mateus & Myers, Erica, 2018. "Social Norms and Personalized Messaging to Promote Energy Conservation: evidence from a university residence hall," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274130, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274130
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