| Energy Transition, Human Development and Energy Justice in the Southern Countries |
Houssem Eddine Hmida, 1,2 Serge Rey 1 |
1UMR-CNRS 6031 TREE, Energy and Environmental Transition, University of Pau et Pays de l'Adour-France, France
1,2UMR-CNRS 6031 TREE, Energy and Environmental Transition, University of Pau et Pays de l'Adour-France, France, LIEI, Laboratory of International Economic Integration, FSEGT, University Tunis El Manar, Tunisia |
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Corresponding Author:
Serge Rey ,Email: serge.rey@univ-pau.fr |
| Copyright ©2023 Journal of Economic Integration |
| ABSTRACT |
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Energy poverty deteriorates the human capital and the growth potential in the developing and emerging countries. We estimate the long-run effect of electricity access, modern renewable energy consumption, and traditional renewable energy consumption on human development (index). We use an AutoRegressive Distributed Lag/ARDL model based on pooled mean group estimation for a panel of 44 southern countries, representing three energy-poor regions of the world over the period 1990-2018. By distinguishing two groups of countries according to their level of HDI, we show that it exists a positive and significant relationship between electricity access and human development in countries with low and medium HDI and a positive effect of modern renewable energy on the level of human development in countries with higher HDI. In addition, the estimations reveal a significant negative effect of conventional renewable energy use on human development for the two countries groups.
JEL Classification
C23: Models with Panel Data; Longitudinal Data; Spatial Time Series
I30: General
O10: General
Q40: General |
| Keywords:
Energy justice | Energy Access | Electricity Access | Modern Renewable Energy | Traditional Renewable Energy | Human Development
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