Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/en9060407
Keywords
mixed logit model; spatial variables; ambient heating systems choices; willingness to pay
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- Interdepartmental Centre Giorgio Levi Cases for Energy Economics and Technology (University of Padova)
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The estimation and policy use of spatially explicit discrete choice models has yet to receive serious attention from practitioners. In this study we aim to analyze how geographical variables influence individuals' sensitivity to key features of heating systems, namely investment cost and CO2 emissions. This is of particular policy interest as heating systems are strongly connected to two major current environmental issues: emissions of pollutants and increased use of renewable resources. We estimate a mixed logit model (MXL) to spatially characterize preference heterogeneity in the mountainous North East of Italy. Our results show that geographical variables are significant sources of variation of individual's sensitivity to the investigated attributes of the system. We generate maps to show how the willingness to pay to avoid CO2 emissions varies across the region and to validate our estimates ex-post. We discuss why this could be a promising approach to inform applied policy decisions.
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