Energy Security and Economic Dynamics in Emerging Markets amid Geopolitical Risk

Editors

• Susan Sharma, Deakin University
• Zhenhua Zhang, Lanzhou University
• Jinjun Xue, Nagoya University

Description

Geopolitical tensions are causing significant disruptions in global energy markets, fundamentally affecting energy security and economic stability in emerging markets. These shocks create complex challenges including energy accessibility issues, imported inflation, trade imbalances, and capital flow disruptions that threaten macroeconomic stability and development trajectories.

This special issue seeks to understand how energy security and economic dynamics interact within emerging markets facing geopolitical pressures. The focus is on examining transmission channels between energy sector shocks and broader economic effects, as well as policy responses that emerging economies are implementing through energy diversification, financial hedging, supply chain resilience, and green energy transitions.

The special issue welcomes theoretical and empirical research exploring the interconnections between energy security and economic dynamics, with emphasis on implications for macroeconomic stability, financial resilience, industrial restructuring, sustainable growth, and socioeconomic development in emerging markets.

Potential topics

• Geopolitical shocks: Transmission to energy markets and economic activities
• Energy security strategies and their impacts on investment, trade, and industrial dynamics
• Financial market volatility and energy security financing
• Cross-border capital flows, exchange rates, and the vulnerability of energy imports
• The role of hedging strategies in energy markets for mitigating economic risks
• Trade pattern restructuring, energy diversification, and economic resilience
• Financing the green energy transition amid geopolitical risks
• Energy price volatility, corporate productivity, and overall economic performance
• A comprehensive policy framework balancing energy security and economic stability
• The socioeconomic impacts of energy insecurity in emerging markets
• Geopolitical shocks, trade policy uncertainty, and international economic development
• The green energy transition and energy security resilience
• Accelerating energy transition through green innovation amid energy risks
• Supply chain resilience and economic development under trade policy uncertainty