Publication type
Journal Article
Author
Publication date
May 15, 2015
Summary:
This paper analyses the impact that dwelling
characteristics and characteristics and behaviours of household members
have on per capita energy expenditures. It also analyses whether changes
in household socio-economic circumstances translate in changes in
energy expenditures. Socio-economic characteristics have a moderate
impact, while dwelling characteristics and especially household size
have much larger impacts. The largest changes in energy expenditures are
due to changes in household size.The recent
socio-demographic trends will make it harder to design policies to
effectively reduce the carbon footprint of a country, while policies
influencing cohabitation and family size may have positive indirect
effects.
Published in
Energy Economics
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 49 , p.440 -450
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2015.03.018
ISSN
1409883
Subjects
Notes
Open Access article
Open Access funded by Economic and Social Research Council
Under a Creative Commons license
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