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The determinants of expenditures with utilities in Brazilian households

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  • João Augusto Barcellos Lins

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV))

  • Alexandre Bragança Coelho

    (Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV))

  • Guilherme Fonseca Travassos

    (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC))

Abstract

This study provides an analysis of the determinants of the per capita expenditure with utilities in Brazilian households. Using microdata from the 2017-2018 Brazilian Household Budget Survey(POF) we used a two-stage estimation procedure: in the first stage, a Probit for the probability of a household acquiring the good or service; and in the second stage, a Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) for the Engel functions for each good or service. We found that the household head characterization variables had a lower influence on the expenditure of water and sewage. The family size has a negative effect on the per capita expenditure of all utilities for all income groups, but its scale effects are higher in high-income families. Our study highlights the importance of sociodemographic characteristics as drivers of households’ expenditures and opens several opportunities for policymakers and the private sector to solve the heterogeneity and inequality thatexists in Brazil.

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  • João Augusto Barcellos Lins & Alexandre Bragança Coelho & Guilherme Fonseca Travassos, 2025. "The determinants of expenditures with utilities in Brazilian households," Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, Associação Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos (ABER), vol. 19(1), pages 127-149.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:rberur:0235
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    Keywords

    Household utilities; Engels curves; Household budget survey;
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    JEL classification:

    • C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models; Discrete Regressors; Proportions; Probabilities
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • R22 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Other Demand

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