Human Capital and Energy Efficiency: Evidence from Developing Countries

Edziah, Bless Kofi; Sun, Huaping; Anyigbah, Emmanuel; Li, Liang

doi:10.4236/ajibm.2021.116038

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“…(Fisher-Vanden et al, 2006), in their study of data from medium and large-sized Chinese firms, suggest that changes in industrial structure are the main reason for the decrease in energy intensity. Xiong et al (2019) applying a relaxed measure model that includes non-desired outputs to assess energy efficiency observed that industrial structure is a determinant of industrial energy efficiency (Edziah et al, 2021). Using the stochastic Frontier model and energy demand function confirmed that positive externalities of human capital can improve GTFEE.…”

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Assessing the Impact of the Digital Economy on Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Zhang

Cui

2021

Front. Energy Res.

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Digital transformation in the energy sector is an essential tool for promoting the construction of a clean energy system in the post-COVID-19 era. Under the background of digital China strategy and sustainable energy transformation in the post-COVID-19 era, it is meaningful to investigate the relationship between the digital economy and green total factor energy efficiency (GTFEE) to better drive the development of the digital economy and improve GTFEE. For this purpose, this study estimates deeply the impact of the digital economy on GTFEE by applying ordinary least squares (OLS), panel vector autoregression (PVAR), panel threshold, and mediation effect models based on panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2006 to 2018. The statistical results indicate that digital economy is conducive to improving GTFEE. Digital economy can significantly contribute to GTFEE by improving economic growth level, urbanization level, R&D investment, and human capital. The most interesting finding was that there is also a non-linear relationship between digital economy and GTFEE. The effect of digital economy on GTFEE is shown to be first promoted and then inhibited as digital economy level continues to increase. Further, the positive impact of the digital economy on GTFEE is strengthened with increasing levels of economic growth, urbanization, R&D input, and human capital. Finally, A positive correlation was found between digital economy and GTFEE in the eastern and central regions, but insignificantly in other regions.

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“…Human capital (hum). An increase in human capital level is conducive to the cultivation of energy technology talents and accelerates the development of energy utilization technologies, which in turn has an impact on GTFEE (Edziah et al, 2021).…”

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Assessing the Impact of the Digital Economy on Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Zhang

Cui

2021

Front. Energy Res.

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“…Human capital can enhance massive public awareness of RES [36], aid energy efficiency, thereby reducing consumption costs [37], attract foreign direct investment into Nigeria's RES system [22], enhance technology spillover in manufacturing indigenous technology for RES in Nigeria [14], and increase R&D on renewable energy [38]. Hence, increasing and improving human capital in the energy sector of the Nigerian economy will increase the usage of RES and reduces reliance on non-renewable energy sources [12].…”

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“…[11] focused on human capital and energy infrastructure; Ref. [12] focused on human capital and energy efficiency; Ref. [32] explored the determinants of renewable energy consumption in Nigeria; Ref.…”

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Analysing the Impact of Human Capital on Renewable Energy Penetration: A Bibliometric Reviews

2022

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In contributing to reducing the adverse effects of non-renewable energy sources, this paper researched how human capital can enhance the penetration level of renewable energy, which is highly abundant in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper, using qualitative research methodology through Bibliometric analysis, reviewed three hundred and three (303) papers published between the year 2000 and March 2022. The bibliometric study covered publications per author, publications per country, research focus based on co-occurrence keywords, and research thread. The findings revealed that publications on how human capital can aid renewable energy penetration have been slow and in an infant stage in the past two decades. It also shows that there have been eighteen (18) papers on the subject papers in the last twenty years, showing the low level of human capital development in the energy sector. The intellectual patterns via the co-occurrence of keywords shows five (5) clusters, which are economics of renewable energy sources, human capital factors in environmental management, economic factors in energy supply and demand, sustainable energy factors, and human capital development and economy. These cluster areas revealed how human capital could be developed to increase the penetration level of the abundant renewable energy in the world. Thus, this paper recommends intensive efforts in optimizing human capital through inter-organizational collaboration on renewable energy technologies and periodic training.

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“…Ultimately, human capital is a key driver of clean energy development and energy efficiency improvement since it leads to technological advancement and environmental consciousness. One essential positive externality of human capital development is that it promotes a greener future through energy conservation [79]. The proportion of the population in higher education in the general population between the ages of 18 and 22 is defined as human capital and is defined as EDU [80], where the unit is %.…”

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Heterogeneous Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Energy Efficiency in Participating Countries

Shi

2021

Energies

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The Belt and Road investment involves a large number of renewable energy projects, but whether the energy efficiency is linked to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation has yet to be established in the literature. This research attempts to close this gap by looking at how the BRI affects the energy efficiency of participating nations after the fact through a counterfactual analysis. Based on the Difference-in-Difference-in-Difference (DDD) and quantile DID methods for the panel dataset covering 178 nations and areas for the period of 2002 to 2018, we explored the impacts of BRI on energy efficiency vary by different energy efficiency quantiles, resource endowments, and income levels. First, the positive effects of BRI are significant in medium-and high-energy efficiency quantiles but are not significant in low-energy efficiency quantiles for up to 30%. Second, the BRI tends to increase more energy efficiencies in resource-rich BRI countries than those in resource-poor BRI countries. Third, the BRI tends to increase more energy efficiencies in low-income BRI countries than those in high-income BRI countries. The findings can assist BRI countries in improving energy efficiency and sustainable development capacity under the initiative, thus resolving the increasing anxieties in climate change and environmental pollution in this area.

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Human Capital and Energy Efficiency: Evidence from Developing Countries

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

Assessing the Impact of the Digital Economy on Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Assessing the Impact of the Digital Economy on Green Total Factor Energy Efficiency in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Analysing the Impact of Human Capital on Renewable Energy Penetration: A Bibliometric Reviews

Heterogeneous Effects of the Belt and Road Initiative on Energy Efficiency in Participating Countries

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