How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China
Reducing income inequality and controlling energy rebound are both important targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). When we strive for realizing these goals, is there a win-win result between them or a trade-off? Nevertheless, these important questions often be ignored in the previous...
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| description | Reducing income inequality and controlling energy rebound are both important targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). When we strive for realizing these goals, is there a win-win result between them or a trade-off? Nevertheless, these important questions often be ignored in the previous literatures. To fill this research gap, we carry out a systematic exploration of the nexus between income inequality and energy rebound effect based on a panel dataset from China. The research findings indicate that income inequality has a negative impact on the energy rebound effect, in other words, there exists a tradeoff between income inequality and energy rebound. The economic mechanism investigation based on different income groups (i.e., the top 25 %, upper-middle 25 %, lower-middle 25 %, and the lowest 25 % income groups) further illustrates the negative nexus between income inequality and energy rebound. Additionally, the two-step quantile regression results indicate that there exist asymmetric effects of income inequality and other influencing factors on energy rebound. Besides, the impact of income inequality on energy rebound has obvious regional heterogeneity; To be specific, income inequality positively affect energy rebound in the eastern region, while it exhibits a negative impact in the central and western regions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e09f002e67904c6ba079ce7c59a310a02025-08-20T03:45:34ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-06-01910059210.1016/j.sftr.2025.100592How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from ChinaMaliyamu Abudureheman0Nadira Ablimit1Yuanqi Zhou2School of Economics and Management, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, PR China; Corresponding author.Xinjiang Supply and Marketing Technician College(Xinjiang Supply and Marketing School), Xinjiang, Urumqi 830011, PR ChinaResearch Institute for Global Value Chains, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, PR ChinaReducing income inequality and controlling energy rebound are both important targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). When we strive for realizing these goals, is there a win-win result between them or a trade-off? Nevertheless, these important questions often be ignored in the previous literatures. To fill this research gap, we carry out a systematic exploration of the nexus between income inequality and energy rebound effect based on a panel dataset from China. The research findings indicate that income inequality has a negative impact on the energy rebound effect, in other words, there exists a tradeoff between income inequality and energy rebound. The economic mechanism investigation based on different income groups (i.e., the top 25 %, upper-middle 25 %, lower-middle 25 %, and the lowest 25 % income groups) further illustrates the negative nexus between income inequality and energy rebound. Additionally, the two-step quantile regression results indicate that there exist asymmetric effects of income inequality and other influencing factors on energy rebound. Besides, the impact of income inequality on energy rebound has obvious regional heterogeneity; To be specific, income inequality positively affect energy rebound in the eastern region, while it exhibits a negative impact in the central and western regions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825001625Energy rebound effectEnergy efficiencyIncome inequalityRegional heterogeneity |
| spellingShingle | Maliyamu Abudureheman Nadira Ablimit Yuanqi Zhou How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China Sustainable Futures Energy rebound effect Energy efficiency Income inequality Regional heterogeneity |
| title | How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China |
| title_full | How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China |
| title_short | How does income inequality affect energy rebound effect? Empirical evidence from China |
| title_sort | how does income inequality affect energy rebound effect empirical evidence from china |
| topic | Energy rebound effect Energy efficiency Income inequality Regional heterogeneity |
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