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Climate Change And Household Electricity Consumption Inequality In China

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  • DENGKE CHEN

    (School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China)

  • SHIYI CHEN

    (School of Economics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China)

  • HAO JIN

    (��School of Public Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 611130, P. R. China)

Abstract

Based on the micro-data of China’s Urban Household Survey, this paper investigates the impact of climate change on household electricity consumption inequality by using a two-way fixed effect model. The result reveals that households are more likely to purchase air conditioning (AC) and consume more electricity in response to extreme weather shocks. Furthermore, it is observed that high-income households are better equipped to mitigate the negative effects of extreme weather, as they possess a larger proportion of AC units and are more likely to acquire new ones to cope with extremely high temperatures. Finally, the study finds that extreme weather shocks exacerbate inequality in household electricity consumption.

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  • Dengke Chen & Shiyi Chen & Hao Jin, 2024. "Climate Change And Household Electricity Consumption Inequality In China," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 15(02), pages 1-27, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ccexxx:v:15:y:2024:i:02:n:s2010007824400013
    DOI: 10.1142/S2010007824400013
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