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dc.titleThe Socio-economic Determinants of Energy Technology Awareness in Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.contributor.authorDe Meio Reggiani, Martín C.
dc.contributor.authorBlanco Vecchi, Sabina
dc.contributor.authorPastor, Cinthya
dc.contributor.authorLópez Soto, David Daniel
dc.contributor.authorChueca, J. Enrique
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho Metanias Hallack, Michelle
dc.contributor.orgunitInfrastructure and Energy Sector
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-09-17T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-09-17T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe adoption of energy technologies like solar panels, LED bulbs, hybrid and electric vehicles; and energy-related mobile apps will transform an entire energy sector and give energy consumers a more central role inside energy markets. To drive the adoption of these technologies, we must first address technology awareness and examine the determining factors. This paper assesses the awareness of the five technologies aforementioned in sixteen Latin American and Caribbean countries based on information collected at the individual level. We propose a logistic model to identify the socioeconomic factors that explain the level of awareness of energy technologies in the region. The results show that an effective public policy that aims to increase the technological awareness and promote the adoption of energy-related technologies needs to consider variables such as gender, education, income level and energy-saving behavior and the use of social media.
dc.format.extent36
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002649
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Socio-economic-Determinants-of-Energy-Technology-Awareness-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEnergy Generation
dc.subjectTechnology Adoption
dc.subjectElectric Vehicle
dc.subjectDigital Technology
dc.subjectTechnological Innovation
dc.subjectMobile App
dc.subjectSolar Thermal Collector
dc.subject.jelcodeO33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes
dc.subject.jelcodeC21 - Cross-Sectional Models • Spatial Models • Treatment Effect Models • Quantile Regressions
dc.subject.jelcodeO14 - Industrialization • Manufacturing and Service Industries • Choice of Technology
dc.subject.jelcodeN76 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeQ49 - Energy: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeQ55 - Technological Innovation
dc.subject.keywordsinnovation;Energy;digitalization;Technology Choice
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02010
idb.operationRG-T3175
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