In:
African Development Review, Wiley, Vol. 26, No. 2 ( 2014-06), p. 359-371
Abstract:
This study explores the causal relationship among electricity consumption, economic growth and CO 2 emissions for a group of 14 sub‐Sahara African (SSA) countries from 1980 to 2009 using panel cointegration and panel vector error correction modelling methods. The findings demonstrate that in the long run electricity consumption has a statistically significant positive impact on CO 2 emissions. The results also reveal that the inverted U‐shaped Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis exists in the SSA countries' case. The panel causality tests indicate that there is short‐run unidirectional causality running from economic growth to CO 2 emissions and electricity consumption respectively. Simultaneously, there is long‐run bidirectional causality between electricity consumption and economic growth, electricity consumption and CO 2 emissions, economic growth and CO 2 emissions. Depending on the results, relevant policies can be initiated without negatively affecting economic growth.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1017-6772
,
1467-8268
DOI:
10.1111/1467-8268.12087
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2008966-1
SSG:
6,31
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