Efficiency Investment and Curtailment Action

Abstract Households’ energy-saving activities are often categorized into efficiency investment and curtailment action, which previous studies have analyzed separately, even though households use both activity types simultaneously. In this study, we develop an model based on a household production framework to show how these two related. Our predicts that uses energy action jointly not alternatively. Specifically, invests heavily in spends more time . empirical analysis micro-level data from the Survey Carbon Dioxide Emissions Households Japan examine validity of prediction real-world setting. We compare intensities actions by keep using old appliances beyond appropriate replacement period with those within cycle. results reveal former households, do invest adequately, less engaged than latter adequately. Therefore, support theoretical prediction.