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

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.

• 1. A Brief History of the Physical Capital in Latin America and the Caribbean since the ’70s2. The Relationship between Public Capital Stock, Private Capital Stock and Economic Growth in the Latin American and Caribbean countries: A Matter of Complementarity3. Concentration Hurts: Exploring the Effects of Capital Stock in Latin America and the Caribbean Income Inequality4. The Downward Trend in the Energy Intensity of Latin America and the Caribbean: Is the Region's Physical Capital Contributing to This Tendency?5. Energy Transition in Latin America and the Caribbean Region: Initiatives and Challenges6. The Role of Public, Private, and Public-Private Partnerships Capital Stock on the Expansion of Renewable Energy Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean Region7. The Effect of Energy Transition on Economic Growth and Consumption of Non-Renewable Energy Sources in Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean8. The Consequences of Energy Transition on Environmental Degradation of Latin America and the Caribbean9. The Capacity of Energy Transition to Decrease the Deaths from Air Pollution: Empirical Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean Countries