The role of environmental and financial motivations in the adoption of energy-saving technologies: Evidence from European Union data
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- Canepa, Alessandra & Chersoni, Giulia & Fontana, Magda, 2023. "The Role of Environmental and Financial Motivations in the Adoption of EnergySaving Technologies: Evidence from European Union Data," Department of Economics and Statistics Cognetti de Martiis. Working Papers 202309, University of Turin.
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Energy efficient technologies; Adoption; Environmental and financial motivation; Stochastic dominance;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
- Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
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