Cash for Coolers: Evaluating a Large-Scale Appliance Replacement Program in Mexico
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- Lucas W. Davis
- Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94270, Energy Institute at Haas, and National Bureau of Economic Research (e-mail: )
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- Alan Fuchs
- The World Bank, Poverty Global Practice, 1818 H Street, NW I 4-405, Washington, DC 20433 (e-mail: )
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- Paul Gertler
- Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94270, and National Bureau of Economic Research (e-mail: ).
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2014-11-01
- DOI
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- 10.1257/pol.6.4.207
- 公開者
- American Economic Association
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説明
<jats:p> This paper evaluates a large-scale appliance replacement program in Mexico that from 2009 to 2012 helped 1.9 million households replace their old refrigerators and air conditioners with energy-efficient models. Using household-level billing records from the universe of Mexican residential customers, we find that refrigerator replacement reduces electricity consumption by 8 percent, about one-quarter of what was predicted by ex ante analyses. Moreover, we find that air conditioning replacement actually increases electricity consumption. Overall, we find that the program is an expensive way to reduce externalities from energy use, reducing carbon dioxide emissions at a program cost of over $500 per ton. (JEL L68, L94, O12, O13, Q41, Q54) </jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
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American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 6 (4), 207-238, 2014-11-01
American Economic Association