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Nexus between electricity consumption and economic growth: a study of Gibraltar

verfasst von: Ronald Ravinesh Kumar, Peter Josef Stauvermann, Arvind Patel

Erschienen in: Economic Change and Restructuring | Ausgabe 2/2015

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In this paper, we examine the long-run cointegration relationship between electricity consumption and GDP per capita in Gibraltar over the period 1996–2012. We examine the short-run and long-run and the causality nexus. The results show electricity consumption has a long run association with the output per capita at levels. Moreover, we note a statistically significant coefficient of electricity consumption the short run (0.53) and in the long-run (1.46). Moreover, a unidirectional causality running form electricity consumption to GDP per capita is noted. Hence, electricity consumption causes income growth in the economy and therefore we recommend efficient use of electricity consumption in key productive sectors of the economy as a way forward to spur growth in the small semi-sovereign economy of Gibraltar.

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We also thank the reviewers for pointing this out in the second round of the review comments.

In most cases, the results from using either energy consumption or electricity consumption data are qualitatively similar.

It is also worth noting that GDP that data older than 1996 could be distorted by the military activities of the Royal Forces.

Although the sample data for electricity consumption is from 1970 to 2012, the per capita income data is from 1996 to 2012 and hence the analysis is restricted to the latter. Additionally, it also should be taken into account that in 1984 the Royal Forces contributed 60 % to the GDP and the contribution was less than 6 % in 2008.

The danger of using approximated data is that it could result in unreliable conclusions. The authors are thankful to the anonymous reviewers for highlighting this and insisting that only actual available data be used in the analysis in the first round of review.

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Titel: Nexus between electricity consumption and economic growth: a study of Gibraltar
verfasst von: Ronald Ravinesh Kumar
Peter Josef Stauvermann
Arvind Patel
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Economic Change and Restructuring / Ausgabe 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1573-9414
Elektronische ISSN: 1574-0277
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-014-9156-0

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