Income and Energy Consumption in Mexican Households

Rodriguez-Oreggia, Eduardo ; Yepez-Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO ENERGY;    ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY;    AIR CONDITIONING;    APPROACH;    AVAILABILITY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-6864
RP-ID  :  WPS6864

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The analysis of household energyconsumption patterns is critical for evaluating publicmechanisms, such as subsidies and social tariffs that aim toprovide lower income earners with better access to energysources. This paper focuses on Mexican households to analyzethe relations between their levels of income, consumption ofdifferent forms of energy, and the role played by differenthousehold characteristics. Using microdata from the MexicanIncome Expenditure Surveys, the paper first relate incomeand energy expenditure to determine the shape of thisrelation. It then applies OLS and Tobit models to determinehow income levels affect energy consumption in relation toother covariates. The results show a positive relation forincome deciles and energy consumption and some householdcharacteristics -- pointing to differentiated mechanisms forimproving energy use.