Replication data for: Global value chain integration and quality of institutions: Implications for multidimensional energy poverty in African countries

This study investigates The This effect of participation in The This Global Value Chain (GVC) and the conditional effect quality of institutions (QI) on Multidimensional Energy Poverty (MEPI) in the short and long run for 51 African countries over the period 1998-2018 period. For this purpose, the DCCE-ARDL approach was employed, along with the GVC and QI indices. The multidimensional Energy poverty index (MEPI) includes electricity, clean fuel, and technology for cooking poverty. The findings show that GVC participation negatively affects energy poverty not only in the short run but also in the long run, meaning that GVC reduces multidimensional energy poverty in Africa. Furthermore, when QI is included, the reduction in energy poverty is related to participation in the GVC widening. That is, the better the quality of the institution, the larger is the total effect of GVC integration on the reduction in energy poverty. Furthermore, QI is significant in GVC-rural energy poverty, while it turns positive in the urban effect. Finally, through QI, GVC participation leads to a reduction in the rural-urban gap in energy poverty gap. Robustness checks using quantile regression and alternative measurements of QI and energy poverty support the baseline results. The implications of this policy are discussed based on this evidence.