Inequality in electricity consumption and economic growth: Evidence from a small area estimation study

Our study uses a small area estimation method to estimate the average and inequality of per capita kWh consumption for small areas in Vietnam. It shows evidence of a large spatial heterogeneity in the electric power consumption between districts and provinces in Vietnam. Households in the mountains...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-07, Vol.18 (7), p.e0284055-e0284055
Main Authors: Nguyen, Cuong Viet, Nguyen, Khuong Duc, Tran, Tuyen Quang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bibliometrics
Biology and Life Sciences
Censuses
Coastal zone
Developing countries
Earth Sciences
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Economic development
Economic growth
Electric power
Electric power generation
Electricity
Electricity consumption
Electricity distribution
Energy consumption
Evaluation
Expenditures
Heterogeneity
Households
Hypotheses
Inequality
LDCs
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mountains
People and Places
Per capita
Physical Sciences
Polls & surveys
Population
Power consumption
Research and Analysis Methods
Social Sciences
Spatial heterogeneity
Standard of living
Sustainable development
Vietnam
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Summary:Our study uses a small area estimation method to estimate the average and inequality of per capita kWh consumption for small areas in Vietnam. It shows evidence of a large spatial heterogeneity in the electric power consumption between districts and provinces in Vietnam. Households in the mountains and highlands consumed remarkably less electricity than those in the delta and coastal areas. Notably, we find a U-shaped relationship between the inequality of electricity consumption and economic levels in Vietnam. In poor districts and provinces, there is very high inequality in electricity consumption. Inequality is lower in middle-income districts and provinces.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0284055