The Relationship between Electricity Consumption and Income Inequality in Türkiye: Augmented Non-Linear ARDL (ANARDL) Approach

Year 2024, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 292 - 315, 01.04.2024

Burhan Durgun

https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1316142

Abstract

In this study, the asymmetric effect of electricity consumption on income inequality is analyzed for Türkiye. The NARDL approach was utilized in the analysis for the period 1987-2021. It is found that there is a long-run relationship between the variables. Furthermore, the augmented ARDL procedure confirms the strength and stability of the relationship. Long-run elasticities show that the inequality-enhancing effect of negative shocks in electricity consumption is greater than the equalizing effect of positive shocks in electricity consumption. According to these results, increasing electricity consumption is a useful tool to reduce income inequality. To this end, it must be ensured that the use of and access to electricity is not interrupted.

Keywords

Income Inequality, Electricity Consumption, Energy

Türkiye’de Elektrik Tüketimi ve Gelir Eşitsizliği İlişkisi: Genişletilmiş Doğrusal Olmayan ARDL (ANARDL) Yaklaşımı

Abstract

Bu çalışmada elektrik tüketiminin gelir eşitsizliği üzerindeki asimetrik etkisi Türkiye özelinde incelenmiştir. 1987-2021 döneminin ele alındığı analizlerde NARDL yaklaşımından faydalanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasında uzun dönem ilişkisinin bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, ilişkini sağlamlığı genişletilmiş ARDL prosedürüyle doğrulanmıştır. Uzun dönem esneklikleri elektrik tüketimindeki negatif şokların eşitsizlik arttırıcı etkisinin, elektrik tüketimindeki pozitif şokların eşitleyici etkisinden daha fazla olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu sonuçlara göre elektrik tüketiminin arttırılması gelir eşitsizliğini azaltmada faydalı bir araç olmaktadır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda, elektrik kullanımının ve elektriğe erişimin kesintiye uğramaması sağlanmalıdır.

Keywords

Gelir Eşitsizliği, Elektrik Tüketimi, Enerji, Doğrusal Olmayan ARDL

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