Exploring the links between energy poverty and international migration: Evidence from developing countries

Chrysost Bangake (), Désiré Avom and Thierry Messie Pondie
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Chrysost Bangake: LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - ULCO - Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Désiré Avom: CEREG, University of Yaoundé II-Soa, Soa, Cameroon.
Thierry Messie Pondie: UDs - Université de Dschang [Cameroun] = University of Dschang [Cameroon]

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Abstract: The determinants of international migration are well developed in the literature. But we know very little about the effects of energy poverty (EP) on it. This article aims to fill this gap. Starting with a sample of 102 developing countries observed over the period 2000 to 2022, we specify a model estimated by the econometric methods of Driscoll, Lewbel, Kinky Least Square and S-GMM. Our results show that energy poverty, captured by access to electricity (Elec) and clean fuels (Clean), has a positive and significant effect on migration flows. Our results remain robust to various tests and suggest public policies aimed at promoting renewable and decentralized energy infrastructures.

Date: 2025-11
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Published in Energy Policy, 2025, 206, pp.114744. ⟨10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114744⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114744

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