The Effectiveness of Policy Instruments for Energy-Efficiency Improvement in Firms: The Dutch Experience (Hardcover, 2004)

1. Introduction. 2. A Framework for Analysing the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies. 3. Subsidising the Adoption of Energy-Efficient Technologies: An empirical analysis of the free-rider effect. 4. Energy-Efficiency Standards. 5. Negotiated Agreements. 6. Government Intervention Strategies in Stimulating the R&D of Energy-Efficient Technologies. 7. Instrument Choice and Energy-Efficiency Improvement by Firms: An empirical analysis. 8. Policy Instruments for Technology Adoption: A model for analysing the Diffusion of Energy-Efficient Technologies. 9. Conclusions. References. Appendix I. Appendix II. Index.