Is there an energy paradox in fuel economy? A note on the role of consumer heterogeneity and sorting bias

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2012
Volume: 115
Issue: 1
Pages: 44-48

Score contribution per author:

0.335 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

From the previous literature, it can be found that consumers tend to undervalue discounted future energy costs in their purchase decisions for energy-using durables. We show that this finding could, in part, result from ignoring consumer heterogeneity in empirical analyses as opposed to true undervaluation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:1:p:44-48
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-24