Energy efficiency, information, and the acceptability of rent increases: A survey experiment with tenants

• Published in: Energy economics Vol. 95; p. 105007
• Main Authors: Lang, Ghislaine, Lanz, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Acceptability; Attentional bias; Carbon dioxide; Central heating; Disclosure; Efficiency; Energy conservation; Energy economics; Energy efficiency; Heating; Incentives; Information sharing; Informational interventions; Investments; Multiple price lists; Owners; Payments; Property; Rented properties; Rents; Split incentives; Survey experiments; Taxation; Tenants; Informational interventions; Multiple price lists; Split incentives; Energy efficiency; Survey experiments; Rented properties
• ISSN: 0140-9883; 1873-6181
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2020.105007

This paper studies the role of imperfect information and attentional biases in the context of energy efficiency investments in rented properties and associated split incentives. We design a multiple price list experiment representing owners' decision to replace the central heating appliance, an...