Energy Transition, Human Development and Energy Justice in the Southern Countries

Houssem Eddine Hmida () and Serge Rey
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Houssem Eddine Hmida: 1UMR-CNRS 6031 TREE, Energy and Environmental Transition, University of Pau et Pays de l'Adour-France, France, Postal: 1UMR-CNRS 6031 TREE, Energy and Environmental Transition University of Pau et Pays de l'Adour-France France

Journal of Economic Integration, 2023, vol. 38, issue 4, 602-627

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Energy justice; Energy Access; Electricity Access; Modern Renewable Energy; Traditional Renewable Energy; Human Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 I30 O10 Q40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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