Publication Keyword: income distribution

This paper assesses the distributional implications of electricity taxation, using data from a 2011 survey of households in 11 OECD countries. Demand elasticities are estimated separately for the following household categories: income terciles, household location, type of residence, home ownership status and major heating source. Subsequently, change in dispersion of net (of electricity expenditure) income is computed and used as a summary measure of welfare…