2017
DOI: 10.5539/enrr.v7n2p112
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The Simple Economics of Conservation Clubs

Abstract: This paper examines how a regulatory authority might ideally promote the formation of "conservation clubs" among households in order to initiate and empower voluntary household-level water and energy conservation efforts. We characterize a socially optimal conservation benchmark and derive the conditions necessary for a club to effectively attain this benchmark on behalf of the wider community. Both theoretical and numerical analyses are used to demonstrate ways in which households choose to become club member… Show more

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