TY  - JOUR
A1  - Borck, Rainald
A1  - Mulder, Peter
T1  - Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities
T2  - Journal of development economics
N2  - We study the effect of energy and transport policies on pollution in two developing country cities. We use a quantitative equilibrium model with choice of housing, energy use, residential location, transport mode, and energy technology. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use. The model parameters are calibrated to replicate key variables for two developing country cities, Maputo, Mozambique, and Yogyakarta, Indonesia. In the counterfactual simulations, we study how various transport and energy policies affect equilibrium pollution. Policies may induce rebound effects from increasing residential energy use or switching to high emission modes or locations. In general, these rebound effects tend to be largest for subsidies to public transport or modern residential energy technology.
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/65143
SN  - 0304-3878
SN  - 1872-6089
VL  - 171
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -