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A deprivation-based assessment of energy poverty: Conceptual problems and application to Germany

In this paper, subjective and objective aspects of deprivation are used to derive an aggregated multidimensional measure of energy poverty. The proposed measure is based on deprivation with a direct relation to energy consumption, but it also accounts for excessive financial restrictions due to energy costs, it gives priority to low income households, and controls for economic energy use. Based on logistic regression, we find strong effects of income and energy expenditure on the likelihood of energy deprivation in Germany, but these variables only partially constitute energy poverty. Other aspects, e.g. employment status or housing conditions, play an important role as well.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ZEW Discussion Papers ; No. 19-036

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Energy: Government Policy
Thema
energy deprivation
energy poverty
fuel poverty

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Heindl, Peter
Schüßler, Rudolf
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2019

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Heindl, Peter
  • Schüßler, Rudolf
  • ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung

Entstanden

  • 2019

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