Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/302163 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Working Paper Series No. 24/395
Publisher: 
ETH Zurich, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research, Zurich
Abstract: 
Information on operating costs can enable potential buyers to purchase more fuelefficient vehicles. We test this hypothesis with a randomised controlled trial in a developing country, Nepal, using personalised information provision on a unique webbased platform. We find that receiving information on five-year operating cost savings improved the fuel economy of motorcycles that respondents selected on the platform (stated preference), and the models that they actually purchased (revealed preference), compared to receiving fuel economy information. Furthermore, the treatment was particularly effective with respondents who displayed behavioural anomalies. Our study provides novel evidence on the effectiveness of information provision in low-education settings, where the opportunity cost of collecting information may be high.
Subjects: 
Fuel economy
Operating costs
Energy labels
Behavioural anomalies
Randomised informational intervention
Nepal
JEL: 
D1
D8
Q4
Q5
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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