Working Papers
The Hidden Cost of Minimum Quality Standards: Evidence from the U.S. Clothes Washer Market
with Tobias Wekhof. CER-ETH Working Paper 25/400
with Tobias Wekhof. CER-ETH Working Paper 25/400
The Moral Cost of Carbon
with Corinne Faure and Joachim Schleich.
with Corinne Faure and Joachim Schleich.
The Incidence of Coarse Certification: Evidence from the ENERGY STAR Program
(Conditionally Accepted at RAND Journal of Economics).
(Conditionally Accepted at RAND Journal of Economics).
Work in Progress
Hassle Costs on the Decarbonization Frontier.
with Maya Papineau, Nicholas Rivers, and Kareman Yassin.
with Maya Papineau, Nicholas Rivers, and Kareman Yassin.
Published Papers
The Incidence of the U.S.-China Solar Trade War
with Wenjun Wang (Forthcoming at JAERE).
with Wenjun Wang (Forthcoming at JAERE).
Heterogeneous (Mis-) Perceptions of Energy Costs: Implications for Measurement and Policy Design.
with Erica Myers.
National Bureau of Economic Research WP 25722 (Forthcoming at Journal of Political Economy-Microeconomics).
with Erica Myers.
National Bureau of Economic Research WP 25722 (Forthcoming at Journal of Political Economy-Microeconomics).
The (non-) Disclosure of Energy Efficiency: The case of Cooling Technologies Across Africa.
with Pille-Riin Aja and Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet.
Climate Change Economics (2024) Vol 15(2).
with Pille-Riin Aja and Louis-Gaëtan Giraudet.
Climate Change Economics (2024) Vol 15(2).
Using narratives to infer preferences in understanding the Energy Efficiency Gap.
with Tobias Wekhof.
Nature Energy (2023) Vol 8(9), 965-977.
with Tobias Wekhof.
Nature Energy (2023) Vol 8(9), 965-977.
Bunching With the Stars: How Firms Respond to Environmental Certification
Management Science (2022), 68(8), 5569–5590.
Management Science (2022), 68(8), 5569–5590.
Are Consumers Attentive to Local Energy Costs? Evidence from the Appliance Market.
with Erica Myers.
Journal of Public Economics (2021), 201, 104480.
with Erica Myers.
Journal of Public Economics (2021), 201, 104480.
Consumer Myopia in Vehicle Purchases: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
with Kenneth Gillingham and Arthur A. van Benthem.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2021), Vol 13(2), 207-238.
with Kenneth Gillingham and Arthur A. van Benthem.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2021), Vol 13(2), 207-238.
How Consumers Respond to Product Certification and the Value of Energy Information.
The RAND Journal of Economics (2018), Vol 49(2), 453-477.
The RAND Journal of Economics (2018), Vol 49(2), 453-477.
Moral Hazard and the Energy Efficiency Gap: Theory and Evidence
with Louis-Gaetan Giraudet and Joe Maher.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (2018), Vol 5(4), 755-790.
with Louis-Gaetan Giraudet and Joe Maher.
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (2018), Vol 5(4), 755-790.
Consumers’ Response to State Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Programs
with Joseph E. Aldy.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2017), Vol 9(4), 227-255.
with Joseph E. Aldy.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2017), Vol 9(4), 227-255.
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for Appliances: Old and New Economic Rationales
with Anna C. Spurlock.
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy (2016), Vol 5(2).
with Anna C. Spurlock.
Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy (2016), Vol 5(2).
The Decimal Effect: Behavioral and Neural Bases for a Novel Influence on Intertemporal Choice in Healthy Individuals and in ADHD.
with Catherine Fassbender, Shayla Silver-Balbus, Kacey Ballard, Bokyung Kim, Kyle J. Rutledge, J. Faye Dixon, Ana-Maria Iosif, Julie B. Schweitzer, and Samuel M. McClure.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (2014), Vol 26(11), 2455-2468.
with Catherine Fassbender, Shayla Silver-Balbus, Kacey Ballard, Bokyung Kim, Kyle J. Rutledge, J. Faye Dixon, Ana-Maria Iosif, Julie B. Schweitzer, and Samuel M. McClure.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (2014), Vol 26(11), 2455-2468.
Real-time Feedback and Electricity Consumption: A Field Experiment Assessing the Potential for Savings and Persistence
with Annika Todd, Anant Sudarshan, June A. Flora and Carrie K. Armel.
The Energy Journal (2013), Vol 34(1).
with Annika Todd, Anant Sudarshan, June A. Flora and Carrie K. Armel.
The Energy Journal (2013), Vol 34(1).
Measuring Marginal Congestion Costs of Urban Transportation: Do Networks Matter?
with Elena Safirova and Kenneth Gillingham.
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (2007), Vol 41(8), 734-749.
with Elena Safirova and Kenneth Gillingham.
Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice (2007), Vol 41(8), 734-749.
Book Chapters
Managing energy demand with information-based policies in times of crises (2023) Houde, S., in Peace not Pollution: How Going Green Can Tackle Climate Change and Toxic Politics. Gollier, C., and D.Rohner editors. CEPR eBook, (2023).
Spatial Development and Energy Consumption (2008)
Safirova E., S. Houde and W. Harrington. in Urban and Regional Policy and its Effects, Vol 1. Turner M.A., Wial, H. and Wolman H. editors. Bookings Institution Press. Washington, DC.
Sébastien Houde 