Università della Svizzera italiana

Willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in residential buildings

Banfi, Silvia ; Farsi, Mehdi ; Filippini, Massimo ; italiana, Svizzera ; Jakob, Martin

In: Energy Economics, 2008, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 503-516

This paper uses a choice experiment to evaluate the consumers' willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in Switzerland's residential buildings. These measures include air renewal (ventilation) systems and insulation of windows and facades. Two groups of respondents consisting respectively of 163 apartment tenants and 142 house owners were asked to choose between their housing status quo...