Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries

The current study is devoted to the examination and quantification of the influence that human capital exerts on energy sector, in particular on energy efficiency. Emerging countries are studied with a certain emphasis on countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Overall, 85 countries...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hayk Adilkhanyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Yerevan State University 2017-11-01
Series:Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/6425
_version_ 1811240302220935168
author Hayk Adilkhanyan
author_facet Hayk Adilkhanyan
author_sort Hayk Adilkhanyan
collection DOAJ
description The current study is devoted to the examination and quantification of the influence that human capital exerts on energy sector, in particular on energy efficiency. Emerging countries are studied with a certain emphasis on countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Overall, 85 countries are taken for the analysis. As a method of research, panel data analysis is selected. In this context, main panel and panel of CIS countries are estimated. The results reveal that human capital has a significantly positive influence on energy efficiency in case of both panels. Interestingly, for CIS countries that impact is stronger. Besides human capital, positive impact is received for the level of economic development. Conversely, negative effect on energy efficiency is evidenced for the level of industrialization and urbanization, and electricity consumption. For the sample of CIS countries, the impact of urbanization, however, is proved to be insignificant..
first_indexed 2024-04-12T13:17:46Z
format Article
id doaj.art-c9e41bbba936478a961dfe5770dcb921
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2579-2938
2738-263X
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-12T13:17:46Z
publishDate 2017-11-01
publisher Yerevan State University
record_format Article
series Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
spelling doaj.art-c9e41bbba936478a961dfe5770dcb9212022-12-22T03:31:38ZengYerevan State UniversityBanber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia2579-29382738-263X2017-11-0183 (24)10.46991/BYSU:F/2017.8.3.069Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing CountriesHayk Adilkhanyan0Yerevan State University The current study is devoted to the examination and quantification of the influence that human capital exerts on energy sector, in particular on energy efficiency. Emerging countries are studied with a certain emphasis on countries of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Overall, 85 countries are taken for the analysis. As a method of research, panel data analysis is selected. In this context, main panel and panel of CIS countries are estimated. The results reveal that human capital has a significantly positive influence on energy efficiency in case of both panels. Interestingly, for CIS countries that impact is stronger. Besides human capital, positive impact is received for the level of economic development. Conversely, negative effect on energy efficiency is evidenced for the level of industrialization and urbanization, and electricity consumption. For the sample of CIS countries, the impact of urbanization, however, is proved to be insignificant.. https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/6425energy sector, energy efficiency, human capital, panel data analysis, emerging countries, CIS countries
spellingShingle Hayk Adilkhanyan
Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologia
energy sector, energy efficiency, human capital, panel data analysis, emerging countries, CIS countries
title Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
title_full Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
title_fullStr Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
title_short Estimating the Impact of Human Capital on Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries
title_sort estimating the impact of human capital on energy efficiency in developing countries
topic energy sector, energy efficiency, human capital, panel data analysis, emerging countries, CIS countries
url https://journals.ysu.am/index.php/bulletin-ysu-sociology/article/view/6425
work_keys_str_mv AT haykadilkhanyan estimatingtheimpactofhumancapitalonenergyefficiencyindevelopingcountries