This paper reports the results of an analysis of changes in income inequality, and in its determinants, in urban China since the economic reforms that began in 1978. The intention is to identify new characteristics of economic inequality. It first shows that income differentials acrossand in...

This paper presents a new approach to measuring energy or fuel poverty for developed countries. As such, it develops a multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI), which can evaluate energy poverty from a multidimensional angle. The MEPI is composed of three attributes (dimensions) of energy...

The purpose of this paper is to present a new approach to evaluating energy or fuel poverty via direct measurement of energy service usage. This measure is a kind of relative poverty measure in calorific value, and is constructed in a multidimensional setting. The paper applies the measure to...

Engendering a low-carbon energy transition is necessary to limit climate change impacts and temperature rises. Ideally, such a transition would be inclusive, incorporating all stakeholders, however, the issue of energy poverty is a major obstacle to this goal. This research investigates energy...