SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CEARÁ: A DEVELOPMENTAL EXAMINATION WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURES

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https://doi.org/10.61673/ren.2023.1413

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consumption, electric energy, regional analysis, spatial econometrics

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impacts of price, human development, the Bolsa Família program and the variation of economic activity on low voltage electricity consumption in the municipalities of the State of Ceará, in the period between 2005 and 2016, with the use of spatial panel. The results showed the existence of spatial dependence in the data. It was found that such demand is price elastic. As for human development, this exerts an effect on that consumption, however it is significant only at 10%, a likely consequence of the statistical non-significance of its health and income sub-indices. Furthermore, the Bolsa Família Program was significant in impacting the consumption of electricity, although it has spaces for maturing its impacts. Finally, fluctuations in economic activity are relevant for determining consumption of this essential good

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Wendell Cassermiro da Silva, National Electric Energy Agency

Economist. Master in Economic Sciences – Ponta Grossa State University (UEPG). Administrative Technician at the National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL). wendellcassemiro@hotmail.com                         Economista. Mestre em Ciências Econômicas – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Técnico Administrativo na Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL). wendellcassemiro@hotmail.com                                     Economista. Mestre em Ciências Econômicas – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Técnico Administrativo na Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL). wendellcassemiro@hotmail.com                         Economista. Mestre em Ciências Econômicas – Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Técnico Administrativo na Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL). wendellcassemiro@hotmail.com                          

Augusta Pelinski Raiher, State University of Ponta Grossa - UEPG

Economist. PhD in Economic Sciences – Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Economic Sciences, the Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences and the Economic Sciences course at the State University of Ponta Grossa. apelinski@gmail.com  

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2023-11-30

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Silva, W. C. da, & Raiher, A. P. (2023). SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF ELECTRIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN CEARÁ: A DEVELOPMENTAL EXAMINATION WITH VERTICAL STRUCTURES. Revista Econômica Do Nordeste, 54(4), 28–50. https://doi.org/10.61673/ren.2023.1413

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Vol. 54 No. 4 (2023)

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