HOW MUCH EXTRA ENERGY DOES A HOUSEHOLD USE WHEN ITS INCOME RISES? THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH ENERGY IT USES IN THE FIRST PLACE. ESRI Research Bulletin 2017/11

Harold, Jason and Cullinan, John and Lyons, Sean (2017) HOW MUCH EXTRA ENERGY DOES A HOUSEHOLD USE WHEN ITS INCOME RISES? THE ANSWER DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH ENERGY IT USES IN THE FIRST PLACE. ESRI Research Bulletin 2017/11. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

Many government policies seek to increase household incomes, particularly the incomes of households suffering from poverty or deprivation. Other policies aim to reduce the amount of energy that households use, to help limit carbon emissions and thus meet climate policy goals. In general, boosting a household’s income leads it to consume more energy, not less. In order for policymakers to manage the inter-relationships between income-enhancing and energy-saving policies, they need information on how different sorts of consumers change their energy use following an income gain.

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