Table VI: GDP per capita growth Income inequality and Energy consumption per capita

Table VI further demonstrates the causal relationship among income inequality indicators (Atkinson, Gini, and Palma), economic growth (GDP per capita growth), and energy consumption per capita. It is reported that the income inequality indicators (Atkinson, Gini, and Palma) exhibited negative effects on energy consumption, while economic growth (GDP per capita growth) showed a positive effect on energy consumption. The interaction between income inequality indicators (Atkinson, Gini, and Palma) and economic growth (GDP per capita growth) also negatively affected energy consumption. These findings are summarily consistent with the theory and the expectations of this study, such that a growing and robust economy will stimulate and yield a positive net effect on energy consumption while high poverty levels downplay the positive effect.表VI进一步阐明了收入不平等指标（阿特金森指数（Atkinson）、基尼系数（Gini）与帕尔马指数（Palma））、经济增长（人均GDP增长率（GDP per capita growth））与人均能源消费量之间的因果关联。研究结果表明，收入不平等指标对人均能源消费量具有负向影响，而经济增长（人均GDP增长率）则对其产生正向影响。收入不平等指标与经济增长（人均GDP增长率）的交互项同样对人均能源消费量产生负向影响。上述研究结论与本研究的理论框架及预期假设大体一致：即持续稳健的经济增长将刺激能源消费并产生正向净效应，而较高的贫困水平则会削弱该正向效应。