The Effect of Domestic Research and Development, R&D Spillover and Human Capital on Energy Poverty

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 MA in Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Social Science, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

10.22080/jeem.2024.27799.1016

Abstract

Energy poverty, which refers to the deprivation of access to clean and cost-effective energy, has a significant impact on human development and social welfare. For this reason, it is important and necessary to study the factors affecting energy poverty with the aim of enabling the right policy to reduce it. In this regard, the present study with the approach of panel data and generalized moment method to investigate the effect of domestic R&D, foreign R&D spillover, and human capital on energy poverty in two groups of selected countries at the level of pre- innovation -driven Stage and innovation-driven Stage during the period 2002-2021. The results showed that domestic R&D, foreign R&D spillover and human capital with different estimated coefficients have a significant negative impact on energy poverty in both groups of selected countries. In addition, the effect of good governance and capital intensity control variables on energy poverty in both groups of selected countries is negative and significant.

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Journal of Energy Economics Modeling
Volume 1, Issue 2
October 2023

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History

  • Receive Date: 26 September 2024
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 03 November 2024
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2023

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