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An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa

Year 2016, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 701 - 705, 01.12.2016

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A booming industrial sector helps to complement and sustain continued economic growth. On the other hand an efficient and steady supply of electricity is of paramount importance for the growth of an industrial sector of a country as it acts as catalyst for economic growth. The study sought to examine the causal relationship between electricity supply and economic growth in South Africa for the period 1990-2012. The study incorporated electricity power outages and employment to form a multivariate framework using a vector error correction model (VECM). The study established a unidirectional causality flowing from electricity supply to economic growth. The result implies that electricity supply boosts economic growth in South Africa. There is need for the policy makers to ensure they put in place measures that can improve the electricity supply in the country through a reduction in power outages for the industrial sector.

Year 2016, Volume: 6 Issue: 4, 701 - 705, 01.12.2016

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Other ID JA45BN23RA
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Hlalefang Khobai This is me

Sanderson Abel This is me

Pierre Le Roux This is me

Publication Date December 1, 2016
Published in Issue Year 2016 Volume: 6 Issue: 4

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APA Khobai, H., Abel, S., & Roux, P. L. (2016). An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 6(4), 701-705.
AMA Khobai H, Abel S, Roux PL. An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa. IJEEP. December 2016;6(4):701-705.
Chicago Khobai, Hlalefang, Sanderson Abel, and Pierre Le Roux. “An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 6, no. 4 (December 2016): 701-5.
EndNote Khobai H, Abel S, Roux PL (December 1, 2016) An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 6 4 701–705.
IEEE H. Khobai, S. Abel, and P. L. Roux, “An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa”, IJEEP, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 701–705, 2016.
ISNAD Khobai, Hlalefang et al. “An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 6/4 (December 2016), 701-705.
JAMA Khobai H, Abel S, Roux PL. An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa. IJEEP. 2016;6:701–705.
MLA Khobai, Hlalefang et al. “An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa”. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, vol. 6, no. 4, 2016, pp. 701-5.
Vancouver Khobai H, Abel S, Roux PL. An Investigation into the Electricity Supply and Economic Growth Nexus for South Africa. IJEEP. 2016;6(4):701-5.