Sevda Kuşkaya, Erhan Muğaloğlu, Ashar Awan, Kamran Khan, Mohammed Alnour, Cosimo Magazzino, Mohammad Enamul Hoque, Faik Bilgili
This paper investigates the spatial spillover effects of gender inequality on energy transition and environmental sustainability in selected Asian countries by applying three spatial panel models: SAR, SEM, and SDM. The two major findings are that (1) gender inequality enhances access to clean fuels, whereas gender inequality and gender unemployment in the neighboring countries hindered access to clean energy in the home country, and (2) female labor force participation both in the home country and in the neighboring countries enhanced access to clean energy. The findings underscore the need for coordinated regional efforts to tackle gender inequality and drive environmental sustainability. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
Justice Vocational College, Dept. of Law, Erciyes University, 38280, Turkey; Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Erciyes University, Kayseri, 38039, Turkey; Kashmir Institute of Economics, University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan; Nisantasi University Graduate School, Turkey; Kashmir Institute of Economics, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, 13100, Pakistan; FEAS, Erciyes University, 38030, Turkey; Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Balikesir University, Balikesir, Turkey; Department of Political Sciences, Roma Tre University, Italy; BRAC Business School, BRAC University, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh; Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia
