Title: Multidimensional energy poverty and its determinants

Authors: Muhammad Abrar ul Haq; Najma Rasheed; Abid Rashid Gill; Qaiser Munir

Addresses: Economics and Finance Department, College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain, Bahrain ' Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan ' Department of Economics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan ' College of Business Administration, University of Bahrain, Bahrain; Department of Economics, Institute of Business Administration Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract: The current study aims to identify the factors affecting multidimensional energy poverty in Pakistan. For this purpose, information about 2013 households has been taken from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey 2017-2018. The study uses the multidimensional energy poverty index as a dependent variable composed of five dimensions: communication facilities, entertainment/education, household appliances, lighting, and cooking. The logistic regression technique has been applied to scrutinise the results for Punjab and its nine divisions separately to analyse the factors affecting Punjab's multidimensional energy poverty index. Empirical findings indicate that age of the head of the household, no education, incomplete primary, complete primary, incomplete secondary, wealth statuses of the families, and rural residence are statistically significant factors affecting multidimensional poverty in all nine divisions of Punjab. The study recommends that the government frame specific policies to improve education levels and create more opportunities for wealth generation that ultimately affect energy poverty.

Keywords: multidimensional energy poverty; education of household head; household wealth index; place of residence; Pakistan.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2024.141488

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2024 Vol.28 No.3/4, pp.379 - 397

Received: 04 Apr 2022
Accepted: 25 Jun 2022
Published online: 18 Sep 2024 *

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