Energy consumption and economic growth nexus in Tanzania: An ARDL bounds testing approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 617-622

  Odhiambo, Nicholas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Energy consumption; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS);

A STABLES; AUTOREGRESSIVE; BOUNDS TESTING; BOUNDS TESTS; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; CAUSALITY TESTS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; PER CAPITA; TANZANIA; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTIONS;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENERGY USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 58149195160     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.09.077     Document Type: Article

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