Increasing the energy cognizance of electricity consumers in Mexico: Results from a field experiment

Stojanovski, Ognen; Leslie, Gordon; Wolak, Frank A.; Wong, Juan Enrique Huerta; Thurber, Mark C.

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2020.102323

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“…For instance, Ida, Takemura, and Sato (2015) conduct a survey for households in major cities in Japan and find that preferences for energy and environmental policies are not systematically different between average Japanese households and those in Kyoto. 6 While these two points provide suggestive evidence that site selection bias might not be severe in our case, we cannot provide definite evidence for this concern unless we are able to conduct the same experiment for a random sample of households in Japan. Results from our experiments, therefore, should be interpreted with this caution when they are applied to policies outside the experimental region.…”

Section: Economic Incentive Group (E)mentioning

confidence: 71%

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

Ito

Ida

Tanaka

2018

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

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Firms and governments often use moral suasion and economic incentives to influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for economic activities. To investigate persistence of such interventions, we randomly assign households to moral suasion and dynamic pricing that stimulate energy conservation during peak-demand hours. We find significant habituation and dishabituation for moral suasion—the treatment effect diminishes after repeated interventions but can be restored to the original level by a sufficient time interval between interventions. Economic incentives induce larger treatment effects, little habituation, and significant habit formation. Our results suggest moral suasion and economic incentives produce substantially different short-run and long-run policy impacts. (JEL C93, D83, L94, L98, Q41, Q48)

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Section: Economic Incentive Group (E)mentioning

confidence: 71%

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

Ito

Ida

Tanaka

2018

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

118

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“…The treatment effects in exact percentage terms can be obtained by exp (β) − 1 and exp (γ) − 1 . 9 In this paper, we report both the log points and exact percentage terms. m it equals one if household i is in group m (the moral suasion group) and receives a treatment in t .…”

Section: A Effects Of Moral Suasion and Economic Incentivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

2018

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Firms and governments often use moral suasion and economic incentives to influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for economic activities. To investigate persistence of such interventions, we randomly assign households to moral suasion and dynamic pricing that stimulate energy conservation during peak-demand hours. We find significant habituation and dishabituation for moral suasion-the treatment effect diminishes after repeated interventions but can be restored to the original level by a sufficient time interval between interventions. Economic incentives induce larger treatment effects, little habituation, and significant habit formation. Our results suggest moral suasion and economic incentives produce substantially different short-run and long-run policy impacts.

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“…This result is consistent with McRae and Meeks (2016) who discover that the best understanding of electricity tariff does not only enhances consumers acceptance of pricing but also helps consumers plan their consumption pattern. Similarly, Stojanovski et al (2020) confirms that providing end-users with information is a first step for making them more price responsive. Thus, any attempt to improve electricity efficiency, for instance through pricing that reflects full cost of electricity delivery, will arguably depend on users understanding of how this action impacts on their affordability.…”

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confidence: 53%

An Empirical Enquiry Into Stakeholders’ Perception of Electricity Pricing Methodology

Kyari

Lawal

2021

IJEEP

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This study investigates stakeholders' perception of the sustainability of Nigeria's MYTO pricing methodology vis-à-vis government's electricity efficiency objectives. Using a five-point Likert questionnaire, data was collected and analysed via descriptive and regression analyses. The results indicate that 96% of the variations in electricity pricing is accounted for by government's electricity efficiency objectives of acceptability, accessibility and availability. The study concludes that Nigeria's MYTO pricing regime is sustainable. Similarly, the study concludes that there is policy inadequacy in addressing fundamental issues of end users' lack of awareness of pricing system and mistrust between industry players. Although these conclusions have met the objectives of the study, the study recommends further research on the impact of subsidy on sustainability of electricity pricing methodology.

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Increasing the energy cognizance of electricity consumers in Mexico: Results from a field experiment

Cited by 13 publications

References 28 publications

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

Moral Suasion and Economic Incentives: Field Experimental Evidence from Energy Demand

An Empirical Enquiry Into Stakeholders’ Perception of Electricity Pricing Methodology

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