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Heating system selection and energy price sensitivity

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  • Wang, Jiaxing
  • Matsumoto, Shigeru

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Households choose their heating systems when they build their houses and adjust their heating system use in their day-to-day decisions. This study examines winter energy consumption in households with different heating systems to determine whether households with different heating systems react differently to changes in energy prices. A selection bias correction model accounts for the possibility that unobservable household characteristics simultaneously affect heating system selection and energy consumption. Our estimates indicate that households using electricity as their primary energy source are more sensitive to price changes than those using kerosene. Furthermore, the price elasticity of winter energy demand was found to vary considerably across households with different heating systems. These results indicate that the effectiveness of carbon pricing varies among households with different heating systems.

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  • Wang, Jiaxing & Matsumoto, Shigeru, 2025. "Heating system selection and energy price sensitivity," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enepol:v:207:y:2025:i:c:s0301421525003349
    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114827
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    JEL classification:

    • Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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