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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Energy poverty in Italy
Ivan FaiellaLuciano Lavecchiasubject
energy povertyinequalityenergy poverty energy demand inequality.energy demandenergy poverty energy demand inequalityjel:Q41jel:I32Settore SECS-P/06 - Economia Applicatajel:H23description
Despite the existence of two targeted national programmes (�Bonus gas� and �Bonus energia�) in Italy there is no official definition of energy poverty (EP). The purpose of this study is to provide the reader with a set of indicators to fill this gap. We present a range of poverty measures which estimate that between 5 and 20 per cent of households was in EP in 2012. A selection based on qualitative criteria suggests the use of a low-income/high-costs indicator modified to include the economically vulnerable households with no heating expenses. According to this statistic the proportion of households in EP during the period 1997-2012 was broadly stable at around 8 per cent. Our simulations indicate that the tools available to counter EP in Italy would have yielded a modest reduction in energy vulnerable households.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-01 |