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The Impact of Affordable and Modern Energy Availability on the Economic Growth of Countries Around the World

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  • Elena A. Osadchenko

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Energy is essential for most economic processes, as well as human life, which forms a strong link between the energy sector and national economic development. The concept of sustainable development is comprehensive and also affects the energy sector within the framework of the seventh sustainable development goal aimed at ensuring availability of affordable and modern energy. The above predetermined the purpose of this study, which is to assess the impact of the availability of affordable and modern energy on economic growth. A hypothesis is put forward that the impact of availability of affordable and modern energy on economic growth is due to the spatial location of countries. Based on the indicators of achieving the seventh sustainable development goal and GDP per capita for 2000-2021 for 164 UN members, multivariate regression models are built to empirically confirm the hypothesis in terms of the presence of influence and the selection of the best model specification. The most significant indicators of achieving the seventh sustainable development goal that determine economic growth are the share of the population with access to electricity, and energy intensity. To test the significance of spatial location, global and local Moran indices, Pesaran CD test and spatial econometric modeling are used. The geometric neighbourhood matrix is used as a weight matrix. According to the results of the study, the hypothesis is confirmed. The presence of positive spatial autocorrelation among neighbouring countries for both indicators of achieving the seventh sustainable development goal is revealed. An increase in energy intensity leads to a decrease in GDP per capita, and an increase in the share of the population with access to electricity leads to an increase. Changes in the analyzed indicators of a particular country also have twice as strong an impact on the economic growth of its neighbors than on its own. The results will be useful for international organizations and governments of countries to ensure the implementation of the seventh sustainable development goal in the interests of global economic growth.

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  • Elena A. Osadchenko, 2024. "The Impact of Affordable and Modern Energy Availability on the Economic Growth of Countries Around the World," Journal of Applied Economic Research, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Ural Federal University, vol. 23(4), pages 905-928.
    • Handle: RePEc:aiy:jnjaer:v:23:y:2024:i:4:p:905-928
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/vestnik.2024.23.4.036
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    Keywords

    sustainable development; energy intensity; electrification; economic growth; Moran's index; spatial autocorrelation; spatial modeling;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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