Household energy poverty and personal time allocation: Empirical evidence from China

Zhiqun Li, Shang Xie and Dongming Wei

Utilities Policy, 2025, vol. 93, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between energy poverty and personal time allocation using China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data. We found that household energy poverty significantly reduces work and leisure time but increases housework time. Potential mechanisms include health status, employment type, and single status. Our results show that energy poverty reduces effective time utilization, wasting human resources and potentially hindering socio-economic development. We recommend that China's government recognize and alleviate the negative impact of household energy poverty to support socio-economic development, providing an empirical reference for other developing countries.

Keywords: Household energy poverty; Time allocation; Effective time utilization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101834

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