Air conditioning and global inequality
Abstract
Global air conditioner sales are poised to increase dramatically. Relatively little attention has been paid to the implications for inequality. This paper uses microdata from 16 countries to predict air conditioner adoption. Predicted adoption is highly concentrated among high-income households. We discuss implications for health, productivity, and educational inequality.
- Publication:
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Global Environmental Change
- Pub Date:
- July 2021
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 2021GEC....6902299D
- Keywords:
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- Climate change adaptation;
- Air conditioning;
- Inequality;
- Energy demand;
- D12;
- H23;
- Q40;
- Q54