Causality Between Access to Electricity and Education: Evidence From BRICS Countries
Vaseem Akram
Abstract
This study unveils whether access to electricity (ACSEL) causes the education of pupils (EDUPS) across BRICS countries for the period 1993–2018. Granger and Dumitrescu–Hurlin panel causality tests are applied, and their results show that ACSEL causes EDUPS. Further, the Granger results indicate that ACSEL causes EDUPS for only Brazil and China. The findings suggest providing greater access to electricity for the further improvement of education in India, Russia, and South Africa.
Topics & Concepts
Granger causalityCausality (physics)ElectricityChinaEconomicsInternational economicsDevelopment economicsEconometricsGeographyEngineeringArchaeologyElectrical engineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEnergy and Environment ImpactsEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies