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Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries
Abstract
In the energy-growth nexus, due to structural change that cannot be accounted for in the linear model this study considers the possibility of the nonlinear model. Using dataset for fifteen countries in Africa for the period 1980 to 2010, we found that linear model has misspecification error, thus, lending support for the nonlinear model. We provide evidence of inverted “U” shape in Benin, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Togo and Tunisia. This also confirms EKC hypothesis. The low regime of energy consumption retards growth in Sudan and South Africa, while high regime of energy consumption enhances growth in Algeria, Morocco and Senegal. We also find evidence of neutrality hypothesis in Cameroon and Zambia.
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June 1, 2015
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June 1, 2015
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Year 2015 Volume: 5 Number: 2
APA
Raheem, İ. D., & Yusuf, A. H. (2015). Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 5(2), 558-564. https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL
AMA
1.Raheem İD, Yusuf AH. Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries. IJEEP. 2015;5(2):558-564. https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL
Chicago
Raheem, İbrahim Dolapo, and Agboola Hammed Yusuf. 2015. “Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 5 (2): 558-64. https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL.
EndNote
Raheem İD, Yusuf AH (June 1, 2015) Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 5 2 558–564.
IEEE
[1]İ. D. Raheem and A. H. Yusuf, “Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries”, IJEEP, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 558–564, June 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL
ISNAD
Raheem, İbrahim Dolapo - Yusuf, Agboola Hammed. “Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 5/2 (June 1, 2015): 558-564. https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL.
JAMA
1.Raheem İD, Yusuf AH. Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries. IJEEP. 2015;5:558–564.
MLA
Raheem, İbrahim Dolapo, and Agboola Hammed Yusuf. “Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, vol. 5, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 558-64, https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Dolapo Raheem, Agboola Hammed Yusuf. Energy Consumption- Economic Growth Nexus: Evidence from Linear and Nonlinear Models in Selected African Countries. IJEEP [Internet]. 2015 Jun. 1;5(2):558-64. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68TN64NL