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Energy poverty and education: Fresh evidence from a panel of developing countries
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Energy economics, 2022-02, Vol.106, p.105430, Article 105430
Ort / Verlag
Kidlington: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
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The goal of this study is to empirically assess the impact of education on energy poverty through the lens of the human capital theory. To this end, a sample of 30 developing economies, spanning the period 2001–2016 was used, while GMM estimators were employed to effectively deal with cross-sectional dependence and endogeneity. The empirical results clearly document that education generates a negative impact on energy poverty. The findings remain robust under different approximations of energy poverty, incurring significant implications for policymakers and government officials.
•We examine the effect of education on energy poverty in 30 developing countries.•The study uses GMM methods.•The findings illustrate that education mitigates energy poverty.•Important channels from education attainment to energy poverty are identified.•Useful policy implications to alleviate energy poverty are provided.