Income inequality, natural resources dependence and renewable energy

Dzul Hadzwan Husaini, Shazali Abu Mansor and Hooi Hooi Lean ()

Resources Policy, 2024, vol. 89, issue C

Abstract: High reliance on non-renewable energy sources is a commonly-cited driver of increased income inequality. This study hypothesizes renewable energy can alleviate this issue due to its ability to replace non-renewable energy. This paper uses panel data of 10 rich natural resources countries in Asia for a sample period of 1996–2020. The Dynamic Common Correlated Effects model is employed. This study discovers natural resources dependence causes income inequality to widen. Furthermore, renewable energy significantly moderates the unfavourable impacts of natural resource dependence on income inequality. This study recommends the establishment of more captive renewable energy power plants in India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Vietnam. This study also proposes the creation of Sovereign Wealth Funds which are dedicated to establishing renewable energy ecosystems in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, and Thailand.

Keywords: Income inequality; Natural resources dependence; Renewable energy; Panel data analysis; Cross-sectional dependence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 Q20 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104480

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