Behavioral Anomalies and Energy-related Individual Choices: The Role of Status-quo Bias
Behavioral Anomalies and Energy-related Individual Choices: The Role of Status-quo Bias
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10.2139/ssrn.3289624
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2018-10
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J. Blasch;C. Daminato
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作者：
J. Blasch;C. Daminato
关于能源效率差距的文献讨论了现状偏见作为一种行为异常，可能会增加家庭的能源消耗。我们实证调查现状偏差的程度是通过两个渠道联系到居民用电量：不更换旧电器和过度使用电器。使用在三个欧洲国家进行的一项大型家庭调查的数据，我们发现，我们的措施现状偏差是一个重要的预测家电的年龄和家庭的能源服务消费水平。这也反映在总用电量上，当户主偏向现状时，总用电量高出约6%。因此，我们提供的经验证据表明，现状的偏见可能是一个实质性的障碍，以提高住宅能源效率。我们的研究结果促使政策制定者设计考虑到这一障碍的工具。
The literature on the energy-efficiency gap discusses the status-quo bias as a behavioral anomaly that potentially increases a household’s energy consumption. We empirically investigate the extent to which the status-quo bias is linked to residential electricity consumption through two channels: non-replacement of old appliances and overuse of appliances. Using data from a large household survey conducted in three European countries, we find that our measure of status-quo bias is a significant predictor of both the age of home appliances and the level of a household’s consumption of energy services. This is also reflected in the total electricity consumption, which is found to be around 6% higher when the household head is status-quo biased. We thus provide empirical evidence that the status-quo bias may represent a substantial barrier to increasing residential energy efficiency. Our findings prompt policy makers to design instruments that take this barrier into account.