This paper investigates the relationship between electricity consumption, economic classification and household income, by means of comparing Brazilian Census Micro-Data with the customer database of AES Eletropaulo, a large Brazilian electric distribution company, using traditional statistics and spatial auto-regressive models. Income and economic classification are recognized as efficient pro...

This paper investigates how income shocks shape consumption dynamics over the business cycle. First, we break new ground and create a unique panel dataset of transitory permanent by combining household-level expectations with realizations from DNB Household Survey for Netherlands in 2006–2018. We then use first second moments identified structural life-cycle framework show that model matches ob...

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Poverty Center or any sponsoring agency. The economy is a key determinant of poverty and well-being among low-income families. Reductions in the level of economic demand during recessions can significantly increase the unemployment...