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Energy Access Transition

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How electricity access and clean energy transitions affect economic growth health outcomes and human capital formation

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Domain: Energy Access and Economic Development

How electricity access and clean energy transitions affect economic growth health outcomes and human capital formation

Period: 1990-present Population: Countries worldwide Level: macro

Overview

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Constructs
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Findings
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Engines

Constructs

electricity_access_rate Electricity Access Rate

Percentage of total population with access to electricity including grid and off-grid sources

energy_intensity_gdp Energy Intensity of GDP

Energy use per unit of GDP measured in megajoules per constant 2017 PPP dollar reflecting economic efficiency of energy use

fossil_fuel_consumption_per_capita Fossil Fuel Consumption Per Capita

Primary energy consumption from fossil fuels per capita measured in kilowatt-hours per year

energy_poverty_rate Energy Poverty Rate

Percentage of population relying on traditional biomass such as wood dung and charcoal for cooking and heating

co2_emissions_per_capita_energy CO2 Emissions Per Capita from Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy use per capita measured in metric tonnes per year

renewable_energy_share_total Renewable Energy Share of Total

Renewable energy share of total final energy consumption measured as percentage including hydro solar wind and biomass

Findings

Electricity access is positively associated with GDP per capita growth through increased labor force participation and firm productivity

Direction: positive Confidence: strong Method: instrumental variable regression

Higher renewable energy share is negatively associated with CO2 emissions per capita controlling for GDP and industrialization levels

Direction: negative Confidence: strong Method: panel regression with fixed effects

Energy intensity of GDP decreases with economic development following an inverted-U pattern consistent with structural transformation theory

Direction: negative Confidence: moderate Method: cross-country panel analysis

Engines

ols_regression instrumental_variables panel_regression

Sources

Dinkelman, Taryn (2011). The effects of rural electrification on employment new evidence from South Africa DOI
Burke, Paul, Shahiduzzaman, Md, Stern, David (2018). Global energy and CO2 emissions trends and projections
International Energy Agency (2023). World Energy Outlook 2023
Wolfram, Catherine, Shelef, Orie, Gertler, Paul (2012). How will energy demand develop in the developing world DOI

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topicenergy-access

Details

Domain: Energy Access and Economic Development

How electricity access and clean energy transitions affect economic growth health outcomes and human capital formation

Temporal scope: 1990-present | Population: Countries worldwide

Key Findings

  • Electricity access is positively associated with GDP per capita growth through increased labor force participation and firm productivity (positive, strong)
  • Higher renewable energy share is negatively associated with CO2 emissions per capita controlling for GDP and industrialization levels (negative, strong)
  • Energy intensity of GDP decreases with economic development following an inverted-U pattern consistent with structural transformation theory (negative, moderate)

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