Drivers of electricity poverty in Spanish dwellings: A quantile regression approach

The main objective of this article is to explore the causes of household electricity poverty in Spain from an innovative perspective. Based on evidence of energy inequality across households with different income levels, a quantile regression approach was used to better capture the heterogeneity of...

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Autores: Arce Borda, Rafael de, Mahía Casado, Ramón
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repositorio:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/689048
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/689048
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12112089
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Electricity poverty
Quantile regression
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Resumo:The main objective of this article is to explore the causes of household electricity poverty in Spain from an innovative perspective. Based on evidence of energy inequality across households with different income levels, a quantile regression approach was used to better capture the heterogeneity of determinants of energy poverty across different levels of electricity expenditure. The results illustrate some interesting and counter-intuitive findings about the relationship between household income and electricity poverty, and the technical efficiency of quantile regression compared to the imprecise results of a standard single coefficient/OLS approach.