Physical Capital Development and Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean - Softcover

Fuinhas, Jose Alberto; Koengkan, Matheus; Santiago, Renato

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0128244291 ISBN 13: 9780128244296

Publisher: Elsevier, 2021

Synopsis

Physical Capital Development and Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean introduces the reader to applied theory and potential solutions to manage the transition from fossil energies to renewables given the resource wealth and infrastructural limitations of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The work presents consistent empirical approaches and relevant econometric approaches grounded in case studies that offer realistic portrayals of complex multidisciplinary phenomena. It provides policymakers with the knowledge needed for economic decision-making, especially regarding the energy transition and the physical capital development in the LAC (and similar developing regions). The work concludes by road mapping future LAC physical capital investment options to promote 21st-century sustainable energy development.

• Analyses the macroeconomics of physical capital and energy transition in LAC countries
• Uses case studies to draw pragmatic comparative energy policy implications
• Deploys econometric techniques to address empirical approaches on energy and development economics
• Discusses the effects of the energy transition on environmental degradation
• Links energy economics and public investment management

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About the Authors

José Alberto Fuinhas, PhD (in Economics) is a professor of Applied Energy Economics, and Intermediate Econometrics at the Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is a researcher in the areas of macroeconomics, energy economics, and environmental economics, at the CeBER - Centre for Business and Economics Research, sponsored by the Portuguese Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology. He has published in international journals, such as Energy, Economic Modelling; Energy Policy; Energy Economics; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews; Applied Energy; Environmental Science and Policy; Environmental Resources and Economics, and Energy Sources Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy.

Matheus Koengkan is a PhD in Economics by the University of Évora. He is a researcher in the areas of Energy and Environmental Economics at Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal). He has published in international journals, such as Energy; Environmental Economics and Policy Studies; GeoJournal; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; and Environment Systems and Decisions.

Renato Santiago is a Masters (in Economics) from the University of Beira Interior in 2017. He is a researcher in the areas of sustainable and inclusive development. He has published in international journals, such as Economic Change and Restructuring; Journal of Cleaner Production; and Environmental Economics and Policy Studies.

From the Back Cover

Physical Capital Development and Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean introduces the reader to applied theory and potential solutions to manage the transition from fossil energies to renewables given the resource wealth and infrastructural limitations of Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. The work presents consistent empirical approaches and relevant econometric approaches grounded in case studies that offer realistic portrayals of complex multidisciplinary phenomena. It provides policymakers with the knowledge needed for economic decision-making, especially regarding the energy transition and the physical capital development in the LAC (and similar developing regions). The work concludes by road mapping future LAC physical capital investment options to promote 21st-century sustainable energy development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0128244291
• ISBN 13: 9780128244296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 234