Smart Thermostats, Automation, and Time-Varying Prices
Can automation complement economic incentives? We explore this question by randomly encouraging households to activate a feature on their existing smart thermostat that automates …
joshua-blonz
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Trends in Nutrient Pollution as a Source of Potential Water Quality Damages: A Case Study of Texas, USA
We examine long-run trends in surface water quality in Texas, USA, with a focus on nutrient pollution and its potential economic impacts. Using >2 million observations of total …
yusuke-kuwayama
The Energy Paradox in Seemingly Competitive Industries: The Use of Energy-Efficient Equipment on Heavy-Duty Tractor Trailers
Several federal agencies claim the existence of an energy paradox in competitive markets in their benefit-cost analyses - firms fail to use energy-saving equipment that on net …
arthur-g.-fraas
Public Opinion Toward Hydraulic Fracturing: The Effect of Beyond Compliance and Voluntary Third-Party Certification
A survey with an embedded experiment was conducted to test how residents would respond to a commitment by oil and natural gas producers to conduct nearby fracking operations in a …
michelle-h.w.-lee
The Effect of Listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a Threatened Species on Rural Property Values
This paper estimates the effect of Endangered Species Act protections for the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) on rural property values in Oklahoma. The …
