Energising Mexico: Historical Energy Consumption, Transitions and Economic Growth 1880-2015

Diego Castañeda Garza

No 28bdm, SocArXiv from Center for Open Science

Abstract: This paper employs archival data to reconstruct the historical pattern of primary energy consumption in Mexico during the 1880-2015 period. The study highlights the characteristics of the energy transitions between different primary energy sources and offers the first account of both traditional and modern energy carriers. It performs a trend and level analysis to explain how the economic structure, population and economic growth have impacted energy intensity and productivity. Thus, the paper provides a first approximation to the long-term relationship between economic growth and energy utilisation in Mexico. The period 1880- 1920 saw both growths in population and income increase energy consumption, the period 1921-1960 is mostly driven by income growth, 1961-2000, both growths in population and income drive consumption, and finally, between 2001 and 2015, population growth is the dominant force.

Date: 2021-02-20
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DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/28bdm

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