Davis Lucas and Metcalf Gilbert

Rubrique:

Usages de l’énergie

Parution:

2014

Titre Ouvrage:

Does better information lead to better choices? Evidence from energy-efficiency labels.

Édition:

University of California, Berkeley, October

Pages:

52 (E2e Project Working Paper Series n° 015)

The information about energy efficiency is often too coarse to allow consumers to make efficient decisions ; an important exemple is the yellow « Energy Guide » label which is required by law to be displayed on all major appliances sold in the United States ; the paper measures the potential benefits from providing more accurate information in different States.