Switch off the light, please! Energy use, aging population and consumption habits
Switch off the light, please! Energy use, aging population and consumption habits
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eneco.2017.04.025
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发表时间：
2017-06-01
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12.8
通讯作者：
Pazienza, Maria Grazia
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作者：
Bardazzi, Rossella;Pazienza, Maria Grazia
在全球人口增长的同时，欧洲正在经历一场被广泛研究但通常被政策制定者低估的快速人口变化。人口老龄化可能意味着家庭规模缩小和更多的家庭能源消费，这将改变能源结构。消费者偏好的变化和各代人对环境的不同态度决定了额外的影响。对意大利来说，研究人口老龄化与能源需求之间的联系更为重要，因为该国几乎完全依赖能源，人口正在迅速老龄化。本文旨在通过区分纯年龄效应和队列效应来评估意大利能源支出趋势中代际偏好变化的作用。分解显示出显着差异的形状的年龄和队列效应，从而证实，除了老龄化的影响，我们必须考虑，最近几代人有较高的住宅能源支出。事实上，战后意大利几代人的能源文化似乎更多地与热舒适度（供暖和空调）有关，而不是与环境态度有关。(C)2017爱思唯尔B.V.保留所有权利。
In parallel with worldwide population growth, Europe is experiencing a fast demographic shift widely studied but generally undervalued by policymakers. Population aging may imply smaller household Sizes and more home-based energy consumption, which will change the energy mix. Consumer preference shifts and different attitudes towards environment among the generations determine additional effects. Study of the link between an aging population and energy demand is even more important for Italy because its energy dependence is almost complete and its population is aging quickly. This paper aims to assess the role of changing generational preferences in the energy expenditure trend in Italy by distinguishing between a pure age effect and a cohort effect. The decomposition shows significant differences in the shape of age and cohort effects, thus confirming that, beside an aging effect, we must consider that recent generations have a higher residential energy expenditure. Indeed, the energy culture of post war Italian generations seems more linked to thermal comfort (heating and air conditioning) than to environmental attitudes. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.