TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in economic growth, poverty and energy in Colombia
T2 - Long-run and short-run effects
AU - Poveda, Alexander Cotte
AU - Martínez, Clara Inés Pardo
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements The authors are grateful for the support provided by the University of Göttingen, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and University of La Salle. Additionally, the authors would like to thank to Prof. Stephan Klasen, Prof. Semida Silveira, anonymous reviewers and participants of the 17 annual conference of the International Sustainable Development Research Society (University of Columbia, May 8–10/2011) for their valuable comments and suggestions. Any remaining errors are the responsibility of the authors.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This research analyses the long run and short run relationships among economic growth, poverty and energy using the Colombian case. In this study, we use the time-series methodologies. The results regarding the relationship among economic growth, poverty and energy show that increases in gross domestic product and energy supply per capita should lead a decrease of poverty, which should demonstrate that access to modern and adequate energy services help to decrease poverty and to increase economic growth. Moreover, the improvements in energy efficiency have contributed to increase economic growth from an approach of sustainable development. These results are important for the adequate design, formulation and application of policies and strategies that encourage a better energy use to improve economic growth and decrease poverty, especially in developing countries.
AB - This research analyses the long run and short run relationships among economic growth, poverty and energy using the Colombian case. In this study, we use the time-series methodologies. The results regarding the relationship among economic growth, poverty and energy show that increases in gross domestic product and energy supply per capita should lead a decrease of poverty, which should demonstrate that access to modern and adequate energy services help to decrease poverty and to increase economic growth. Moreover, the improvements in energy efficiency have contributed to increase economic growth from an approach of sustainable development. These results are important for the adequate design, formulation and application of policies and strategies that encourage a better energy use to improve economic growth and decrease poverty, especially in developing countries.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12667-011-0036-7
DO - 10.1007/s12667-011-0036-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84856243333
SN - 1868-3967
VL - 2
SP - 281
EP - 298
JO - Energy Systems
JF - Energy Systems
IS - 3-4
ER -
