Model Validity and Transferability Informing Behavioral Energy Policies

A number of microeconomic choice models are currently applied to demonstrate systematic biases in energy consumer behavior. The highlight the hidden potential savings from policies that target so-called behavioral anomalies. Nevertheless, whether these patterns repeatable or not is clear, because efforts determine transferability generalizability practically nonexistent. This paper uses a unique collection empirical data five EU countries collected within CONSEED project refine and develop further standard decision model, validate it for policy purposes, elaborate on its between countries. pooled samples allow more reliable investigation relative importance factors influencing consumers’ attitudes beliefs towards investment decisions. Based statistical tests conducted evaluate “transferability” (i.e., possibility creating “universal” model EE model), can be argued transferable specific cases since attitudinal demographic characteristics play significant role. Although validated, any extrapolation above-mentioned findings populations terms “space” country) “target” (e.g., sectors technologies) should approached with caution perspective.