No convergencia en america latina

Dabús, Carlos; Delbianco, Fernando; Zinni, Maria Belen

doi:10.52292/j.estudecon.2014.743

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“…Several authors recognize Latin America and the Caribbean as one of the most unequal regions in the world (Alvaredo & Gasparini, 2015;Dabús et al, 2014;Gasparini, 2019;Lustig, 2020;Maurizio, 2021;Ramos Carvajal et al, 2019;Saraví, 2020). The centrality of this problem has resulted in a significant number of papers that attempt not only to measure inequality but also to explain its causes and consequences.…”

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Six Decades of Energy Poverty: Reducing Disparities in Latin America and the Caribbean?

González,

Ibáñez-Martín

2023

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Latin America and the Caribbean are one of the most unequal regions in the world, with high levels of poverty and reduced state capacity to solve structural problems. In this paper, we examined the existence of a β-convergence process between countries (i.e., reduction of disparities) in terms of energy poverty indicators. For this, we construct an annual panel of countries for the last six decades and for thirteen energy poverty indicators covering three dimensions (access, quality, and affordability). The results indicate that a convergence process has taken place between countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, which includes all the dimensions analyzed (i.e., the countries of the region have become more similar in terms of energy poverty over time). Context-specific recommendations that emerge from the findings aim at promoting greater adoption of renewable energy, reducing delays in obtaining an electricity connection, and cutting subsidies for natural gas and oil.

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