Politická ekonomie 2024, Volume 72(2), Special Issue: 306-330 | DOI: 10.18267/j.polek.1434

Gender and Energy Transition: How do Political Risk and Regulation Matter?

Tanaya Saha ORCID...
General Management and Economics Area, Goa Institute of Management, India; Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon

The energy transition process might face cognitive bankruptcy because of prevailing gender bias in the energy sector. Policy reorientation is needed to ensure diminishing of gender bias in the transition process. The political risk persisting within the economy, as well as among its international counterparts, also needs to be internalized within this framework. Existing regulatory infrastructure might possibly have an impact on shaping the dimensions of this association. The present study aims at analysing the effect of energy transition on gender inequality in the USA in light of political risk and regulations. Moderation effects are captured using marginal impact analysis. The estimation results show that although energy transition increases gender inequality, it is reduced in the presence of moderation. The policy framework developed in the study is aimed at attaining the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5 and 7.

Keywords: Gender inequality, energy transition, political risk, USA
JEL classification: J16, P48, Q40, Q42, Q48

Received: November 3, 2023; Revised: January 12, 2024; Accepted: January 23, 2024; Prepublished online: March 4, 2024; Published: May 1, 2024  Show citation

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