Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Gassmann, Franziska 
Author-Email: gassmann@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT / MGSoG
Author-Name: Tsukada, Raquel
Author-Email: tsukada@merit.unu.edu
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT / MGSoG
Title: Switching off or switching source: energy consumption and household response to 
	 higher energy prices in the Kyrgyz Republic  
Abstract:  Access to energy is fundamental to improving quality of life and is a 
	 key imperative for economic development" (Energy Poverty Action). This 
	 is particularly true in Central Asia where winters are harsh and long. 
	 Changes in energy prices affect the purchasing power of households, 
	 hitting the poor in particular. The impact very much depends on a 
	 household's energy basket and the available strategies for switching to 
	 alternative energy sources. Using data from the Kyrgyz Integrated 
	 Household Survey (KIHS) 2011, this paper analyzes the profile of 
	 household energy consumption and the impact of electricity tariff 
	 increases on the probability that households would switch to alternative 
	 energy sources. Results suggest that households would respond to an 
	 electricity price increase by increasing consumption of fuels: 
	 households would tend to move away from electricity-only heating source 
	 towards the use of stove-only.
Classification-JEL: H23, I38, P22
Keywords: energy, household consumption, Central Asia, Kyrgyz Republic
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2013
Number: 047
File-URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2013/wp2013-047.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2013047