Household fuelwood consumption in western rural China: ethnic minority families versus Han Chinese families

Submitted by Eugenia Leon on
EfD Authors:
Yang, Xiaojun
Xu, Jintao
Yi, Yuanyuan

This paper examines ethnic differences in fuelwood consumption in rural households, using an original survey dataset from two western Chinese provinces with large ethnic minority populations. We use a Heckman two-stage selection model to explain the quantity of fuelwood consumed conditional on a decision to use fuelwood. We find that ethnic minority families are more likely than majority Han Chinese families to use fuelwood.

Peer Reviewed
Energy, Policy Design

Global warming and electricity demand in the rapidly growing city of Delhi: A semi-parametric variable coefficient approach

Submitted by Tanay Ray Bhatt on
EfD Authors:
Gupta, Eshita

This paper estimates the climate sensitivity of electricity demand in Delhi using daily data on electricity demand and apparent temperature for the period 2000–09. The study adopts a semi-parametric variable coefficient model in order to investigate the impact of climatic factors on electricity demand. As evident from previous studies, electricity demand is a U-shaped function of temperature. We find the rising part of the temperature–electricity curve to become more pronounced over time implying an increase in cooling demand per unit increase in summer temperatures.

Peer Reviewed
Climate Change, Energy
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