Assistant Professor (tenured) at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Research fields: Behavioral Economics, Environmental and Energy Economics, Lab and Field Experiments
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Publications
Publications
Transporting behavioral insights to low-income households: A field experiment on energy efficiency investments, with Bettina Chlond, Timo Goeschl and Martin Kesternich. Journal of Public Economics, 263 (2026): 105780. Link
‘More bang for the buck’? Experimental evidence on the mechanisms of an energy efficiency subsidy, with Lara Bartels. Environmental and Resource Economics, 88 (2025): 631-654. Link
Press coverage by: Mannheimer Morgen.
Which tariff to choose? How individual attitudes and preferences explain demand for flexible electricity tariffs in Germany, with Vincent Weidenbörner, Marvin Gleue and Christoph Feldhaus. Energy Research & Social Science, 121 (2025): 103978. Link
Can self-set goals encourage resource conservation? Field experimental evidence from a smartphone app, with Andreas Löschel and Matthias Rodemeier. European Economic Review, 160 (2023): 104612. Link
Present focus and billing systems: Testing ‘pay-as-you-go’ vs. ‘pay-later.’ Journal Economic Behavior & Organization, 212 (2023):108-121. Link
Press coverage by: BILDplus, Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, Verivox, ener|gate messenger, Energie & Management.
On the role of present bias and biased price beliefs in household energy consumption, with Andreas Löschel. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 109(2021): 102500. Link
Press coverage by: RNF Quasi klar!
Discussion papers
Discussion papers
When framing backfires: The costs of a legitimacy deficit in policy communication for the heat transition, with Louison Thépaut and Kevin Goes. PDF
Critical peak rebates for residential gas: Effectiveness and selection during the European Energy Crisis, with Martin Kesternich and Vicky Tinnefeld. PDF
Do energy-saving nudges deliver during high-price periods? Field experimental evidence from the European Energy Crisis, with Vicky Tinnefeld and Martin Kesternich. PDF
COVID-19 and the formation of energy conservation routines: Disentangling the relative importance of attention and income shocks, with Andreas Löschel, Michael Price and Laura Razzolini. PDF
Negative income shocks and the support of environmental policies: Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic, with Andreas Löschel, Michael Price and Laura Razzolini. PDF
Selected work in progress
Selected work in progress
Patience, not risk: When elicited primitives move with an everyday stressor, with Andreas Löschel, Michael Price and Laura Razzolini. Working paper version available upon request.
Press coverage by: Mannheimer Morgen.
Agents of Change? - Energy advisors as key success factor for the implementation of an energy efficiency assistance program, with Bettina Chlond, Timo Goeschl and Martin Kesternich. Working paper version available upon request.
Price, signals and persistence: Disentangling the effects of subsidy removal, with Lara Bartels, Christoph Feldhaus, Jörg Lingens, Andreas Löschel and Johanna Volk. Working paper available upon request.
Economic preferences and solar adoption: What is the market potential of solar leasing?, with Christoph Feldhaus, Andreas Löschel and Jonas Maeser. Working paper version available upon request.
Targeted behavioral nudges for energy renovation uptake: Nation-wide evidence from a Dutch field experiment, with Louison Thépaut, Floris van Montfoort, Sanchayan Banerjee, Julia Blasch and Marjan Nikoloski. Data collection in progress.
Do targeted videos increase home retrofit uptake? Evidence from a field experiment, with Louison Thépaut, Floris van Montfoort, Sanchayan Banerjee and Julia Blasch. Data collection in progress.
Other publications
Other publications
Deutsche Haushalte schauen zu optimistisch auf Energiekosten und zu pessimistisch auf Hilfen der Bundesregierung, ZEW policy brief, Nr. 1, 2023, with Jörg Lingens. PDF
Führen selbstgewählte Ziele zu einem geringeren Stromverbrauch?, ZEWnews, 07/08, 2022, with Andreas Löschel and Matthias Rodemeier. PDF
Warum die Kosten der jährlichen Stromrechnung vernachlässigt werden, ZEWnews, 01/02, 2021. PDF
Energienachfrage und CO2-Emissionen nach COVID-19, Wirtschaftsdienst Ökonomische Trends, 101(1), 64-66, 2021, with Andreas Löschel. PDF
Smart Energy zur Flexibilisierung und Senkung des Energieverbrauchs — Handlungsoptionen und offene Fragen, et — Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 67(8), 19–23, 2017, with Andreas Löschel. PDF
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