Consumers’ Preferences for Energy-Efficient Air Conditioners in a Developing Country: A Discrete Choice Experiment Using Eco Labels

• Main Authors: Nakai, Miwa, Ravago, Majah Leah V., Miyaoka, Yoichi, Saito, Kiyoshi, Arimura, Toshi H.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Air conditioner; Appliance labelling; Choice experiment; Developing country; Energy-saving behaviour; Philippines; Oil, Gas, and Energy; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/207; https://doi.org/10.1007/s12053-023-10095-8
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The adoption of energy-efficient appliances has been studied in many developed countries in recent years. However, it is unclear how these findings translate to developing countries. We conduct a discrete choice experiment with a broad sample of potential air conditioner (AC) purchasers in Metropoli...