Household energy demand in Kenya: An application of the linear approximate almost ideal demand system (LA-AIDS)

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 7084-7094

  Ngui, Dianah ^a,c   Mutua, John ^b   Osiolo, Hellen ^c   Aligula, Eric ^c  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b Energy Regulatory Commission   (Kenya)

^c Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Demand; Energy; LA AIDS model

Indexed keywords

DEMAND; ENERGY; FISCAL INCENTIVES; FUEL STACKS; FUEL WOOD; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LA-AIDS MODEL; MULTIPLE FUELS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; SHIFT-AND;

CHARCOAL; ELASTICITY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GAS OILS; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMAND ELASTICITY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY;

KENYA;

EID: 80054849931     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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