Neighbors, Knowledge, and Nuggets: Two Natural Field Experiments on the Role of Incentives on Energy Conservation

By Paul Dolan, Robert Metcalfe. 2013

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Safety Research

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Behavioral Economics and Energy Conservation – A Systematic Review of Non-price Interventions and Their Causal Effects (2018, background): “(2) Control Group No information about participation in experiment (2) CG / n.a. Dolan and Metcalfe (2013) (1) Feedback, Social Comparison Biannual feedback and comparison to neighbors´ consumption via mail (1) (-4,4)*** / n.a. 569 Gas GB RCT Experiment 2 of the article fits thematically and is…”
The dynamics of behavior change: Evidence from energy conservation (2016, background): “Recent supporting evidence for diminishing returns to normative information strategies have been shown in experimental research by Allcott and Rogers (2014), Gilbert and Graff-Zivin (2014) and Dolan and Metcalfe (2013).”
Social Comparisons, Household Water Use, and Participation in Utility Conservation Programs: Evidence from Three Randomized Trials (2015, background): “Dolan and Metcalfe (2013) report that print copies of social norms for electricity conservation are more effective than digital versions delivered via e-mail.”
Mean–field moral hazard for optimal energy demand response management (2019, result): “This approach is motivated by the recent development of applications that make it now possible to compare one’s own consumption with that of similar households, or even with the lowest consuming households.4 Moreover, results of the study by Dolan and Metcalfe (2015) on energy efficiency have shown ”
A Review and Taxonomy of Choice Architecture Techniques (2016, background): “People informed about the energy consumption or recycling behavior of their neighbors adjusted their own behavior as a consequence (Allcott & Mullainathan, 2010; Cotterill, Moseley, & Richardson, 2012; Dolan & Metcalfe, 2013; Schultz, Nolan, Cialdini, Goldstein, & Griskevicius, 2007).”
The Persistent Impacts of Norm-Based Messaging and Their Implications for Water Conservation (2014, result): “…is consonant with prior evidence suggesting that normative appeals have greatest impact on use in the first few days after information on the norm is received and then tend to decrease over time (e.g., Ferraro and Price, 2013; Allcott and Rogers, 2012; Ayres et al. 2013; Dolan and Metcalfe, 2013).”