Measuring Energy Poverty and Its Impact on Economic Growth in Pakistan

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 13; no. 19; p. 10969
• Main Authors: Ullah, Shafqut, Khan, Muhammad, Yoon, Seong-Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Clean energy; Developing countries; Economic development; Economic growth; Economics; Energy consumption; Energy demand; Energy industry; Energy poverty; GDP; Gross Domestic Product; Human capital; Impact analysis; LDCs; Level indicators; Per capita; Poverty; Sustainable development; Time series; Pakistan

During the last two decades, energy poverty has captured the growing attention of researchers and policymakers due to its strong association with economic poverty and poor economic performance. This study uses a broad set of macro level indicators and makes the first attempt to measure energy povert...