Abstract: We study the relationship between energy poverty and subjective well-being by combining objective and subjective indicators in a multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI). Using the Italian release of the European Survey on Income and Living Conditions, we first assess the identification power of this index vis-à-vis standard ’affordability’ indicators. Subsequently, we use the MEPI in a simultaneous bivariate ordered probit model accounting for the endogeneity between subjective well-being and energy poverty arising from considering subjective indicators. We find a clear additional role by the subjective indicator in the identification of the energy-poor and a relatively low overlapping degree between MEPI and affordability measures. Likewise, econometric estimations detect sizeable and statistically significant negative effects on life satisfaction as the severity level of the MEPI rises. In contrast, virtually no effects are found with affordability indicators. The impact is substantially smaller when the MEPI only considers the subset of objective indicators.

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在多维环境中评估能源贫困的影响

摘要：我们通过在多维能源贫困指数（MEPI）中结合客观和主观指标来研究能源贫困与主观幸福感之间的关系。我们使用意大利发布的《欧洲收入和生活状况调查》，首先评估该指数相对于标准“负担能力”指标的识别力。随后，我们在同时双变量有序概率模型中使用MEPI来说明主观幸福感和能源贫困之间的内生性，这些内因性是由考虑主观指标引起的。我们发现主观指标在确定能源贫乏以及MEPI与负担能力测度之间的相对较低重叠程度方面具有明显的附加作用。同样 随着MEPI严重性水平的提高，计量经济学估计会发现对生活满意度的可观且统计上显着的负面影响。相反，负担能力指标几乎没有发现影响。当MEPI仅考虑客观指标的子集时，影响会小得多。