Open AccessEnergy Demand Elasticity in Pakistan: An Inter-temporal Analysis from Household Survey Data of PIHS 2001-02 and PSLM 2010-11
Author(s) -
Ashfaque H. Khan,
Khalid Umer,
Lubna Shahnaz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nust journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2523-0026
pISSN - 2520-503X
DOI - 10.51732/njssh.v1i1.1
Subject(s) - income elasticity of demand , differential (mechanical device) , survey data collection , econometrics , economics , geography , agricultural economics , consumption (sociology) , consumer expenditure survey , elasticity (physics) , energy demand , demographic economics , statistics , natural resource economics , mathematics , public economics , engineering , social science , sociology , aerospace engineering , materials science , aggregate expenditure , composite material
This study analyses household consumption patterns of different forms of energy in Pakistan over two survey rounds (2001-02 and 2010-11), while comparison with an earlier study based on 1984-85 data extends the analysis over a 25 years horizon. Income elasticities of different types of fuels have been computed using the Extended Linear Expenditure System. The analysis shows a differential pattern of energy use across the urban and rural areas of the country as well as changes over time, with rural households spending proportionately more on fuels throughout this period.