2004 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Policy Instruments for Technology Adoption: A Model for Analysing the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Technologies
Authors : Kornelis Blok, Henri L. F. de Groot, Esther E. M. Luiten, Martijn G. Rietbergen
Published in: The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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As we saw in previous Chapters, analysing the effectiveness of policy instruments in achieving improvements in energy-efficiency is a difficult task. It requires a careful analysis and description and a deep understanding of decision-making processes at the firm level and at the same time a careful analysis of general-equilibrium mechanisms that are especially relevant for understanding the economy-wide effects, including rebound-effects, etc.