The principal-agent problem and transport energy use: Case study of company lease cars in the Netherlands
Barriers exist for improvement of energy efficiency, of which the principal–agent problem is considered an important one. The principal–agent problem is a potential barrier for energy policies based on economic instruments, as the decision maker may be partially insulated from the price signal given by such policies. We estimate the size and the impact of the principal–agent problem for cars provided by companies as a benefit to employees in the Netherlands. Of all passenger cars in the Netherlands, 11% is classified as company cars, which consume 21% of the total energy consumption by passeng... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2008 |
Schlagwörter: | Barrier / Energy efficiency / Transport |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26835183 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/32963 |