Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

Energy Consumption and Habit Formation: Evidence from High Frequency Thermostat Data

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2017-January-01
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Using minute-by-minute data from over 60,000 smart thermostats in households distributed across the United States, we analyze the persistence of energy consumption behaviors in response to external weather shocks. The analysis examines habitual behavior and provides insight into what affects...

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some theses on corn: gente de maíz, mutual domestication, nonhuman relationality

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2023-April-21
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This project is an attempt to play with "theses" as a form of research, integrating academic essay, creative writing, image collecting, making and intervening, and materiality. I examine the intersecting racial, social, and ecological implications of the term gente de...

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