Effects of renting on household energy expenditure: Evidence from Australia
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This paper uses household survey data from Australia to investigate whether renters face larger energy bills than otherwise similar households. We find that a negative unconditional effect of renting on residential electricity expenditure becomes positive when controlling for log net wealth, with renters on average spending about 8% more than otherwise similar households. This is a larger effect than in most prior studies. The effect operates via higher usage quantities rather than higher...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2022-07 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/274571 |
Source: | Energy Policy |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113022 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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