Resumen de A panel co-integration analysis between energy consumption and poverty: new evidence from south Asian countries

Shazia Kousar, Farhan Ahmed, Amber Pervaiz, Mahwish Zafar, Sohail Abbas

• The study aims to analyze the mediating role of environmental degradation in the association between energy consumption and poverty in South Asian countries. Data have been collected from the global economy and World Bank ranging from 1985-2018 on modeled variables energy consumption, poverty, environmental degradation, globalization, and population. This study utilized fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) methods for analyzing long-run relationships among the modeled variables. The study utilized the Sobel test and VAF to confirm the mediation. The results indicate a negative and significant impact of energy consumption on poverty. The findings revealed that environmental degradation partially mediates between energy consumption and poverty in the long run. The study recommends that the government of South Asian Countries ensure the availability of cheap and accessible energy for citizens to lower poverty and environmental degradation in South Asian countries.