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Escaping Energy Poverty: a Comparative Analysis of 17 European Countries
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Abstract A comparative analysis of energy poverty transitions and persistence can provide valuable suggestions for long-term policy actions. This study examines the dynamics of energy poverty in 17 European countries based on the longitudinal household data from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions,... view more
A comparative analysis of energy poverty transitions and persistence can provide valuable suggestions for long-term policy actions. This study examines the dynamics of energy poverty in 17 European countries based on the longitudinal household data from the EU Survey on Income and Living Conditions, waves 2015-2018. The study pursues two goals. First, we explore households’ chances of transitioning in and out of energy poverty in each country following the discrete-time Markov process. On average, the probability to stay in energy poverty is 51.5%, and there is a lot of heterogeneity across countries. Households in Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, and Lithuania are quite close to the energy poverty trap. Second, we identify factors that help energy-poor households leave energy poverty. Demographic, technical, and socio-economic factors are the drivers in escaping energy poverty, which suggests common EU policy.... view less
Keywords
EU; energy; persistence; dynamism; socioeconomic factors; demographic factors; European Policy
Classification
European Politics
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
EU-SILC 2015-2018; energy poverty; subjective indicator; mixed effect model; European countrie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-16
Journal
Energies, 14 (2021) 18
Issue topic
Feature Papers in Energy, Environment and Well-Being
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185761
ISSN
1996-1073
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed