The direction of the relationship between economic growth and energy consumption is an important issue for economic decision makers. As a matter of fact, when determining the economic policies related to energy, the direction of this relationship and the dependence on foreign sources on energy resources take on a decisive position. While a causal relationship from energy consumption to economic growth leads to more energy use, particularly in the production field; whereas in the opposite case, energy savings should come to the forefront. In this study, the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth was investigated by using panel data analysis for the European Union member countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, France, Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus,Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Greece) for the period 1995-2018. The Bootstrap Panel Granger Causality test developed by Knya (2006) was done based on the findings of the cross-sectional dependence and homogeneity tests. The analysis shows that energy consumption in Austria, Belgium, Cyprus and Slovakia leads to economic growth. In Spain, a bidirectional causality relationship has been determined between energy consumption and economic growth.
Birincil Dil | Türkçe |
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Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Aralık 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 19 Aralık 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 Cilt: 1 Sayı: 1 |