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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.04.053 |
Rising wages and energy consumption transition in rural China | |
Qiu, Huanguang1; Yan, Jianbiao1; Lei, Zhen2; Sun, Dingqiang3 | |
2018-08-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY
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ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 119页码:545-553 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Peoples R China; USA |
英文摘要 | Residential energy consumption in rural China is undergoing a transition from traditional biomass energy to modem commercial energy. This paper examines the impact of rising wage rates on energy consumption mix in rural China. Using a unique panel data set from our two-round surveys of 409 rural households in 4 provinces, the results show that the wage rate at the village level has a significant negative impact on traditional biomass energy consumption and significant positive effects on consumption of electricity and new renewable energy in rural China. As traditional biomass energy is mainly collected with family labor and is relatively labor intensive, an increase in rural wage rates would enhance the opportunity costs of traditional biomass energy, leading to a reduction in biomass energy consumption. Continuously rising rural wage rates could accelerate the transition from biomass energy to electricity in rural areas. These findings could have important policy implications, not only for indoor air quality and environmental and health issues in rural areas but also for greater security in rural energy supply and policies to incentive farmers to better utilize biomass resource after harvest. |
英文关键词 | Energy consumption Transition Wage Household China |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000439671200051 |
WOS关键词 | HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ; DETERMINANTS |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19131 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Renmin Univ China, Sch Agr Econ & Rural Dev, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China; 2.Penn State Univ, Dept Energy & Mineral Engn, University Pk, PA 16802 USA; 3.Nanjing Agr Univ, Coll Econ & Management, 1 Weigang Rd, Nanjing 210095, Jiangsu, Peoples R China |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Qiu, Huanguang,Yan, Jianbiao,Lei, Zhen,et al. Rising wages and energy consumption transition in rural China[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2018,119:545-553. |
APA | Qiu, Huanguang,Yan, Jianbiao,Lei, Zhen,&Sun, Dingqiang.(2018).Rising wages and energy consumption transition in rural China.ENERGY POLICY,119,545-553. |
MLA | Qiu, Huanguang,et al."Rising wages and energy consumption transition in rural China".ENERGY POLICY 119(2018):545-553. |
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