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In an earlier article in this Journal, Hausman estimated the implicit discount rate used by air conditioner buyers in the tradeoff between initial cost and energy usage. Similar estimates for refrigerators yield discount rates from 45 percent to 300 percent. This raises questions about consumer and producer behavior and weakens certain criticisms of efficiency standards.
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