Explaining the (non-) causality between energy and economic growth in the U.S. -A multivariate sectoral analysis

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 489-499

  Gross, Christian ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy; Granger causality; Growth; Multivariate ARDL

Indexed keywords

BI-DIRECTIONAL; BIVARIATE MODELS; BOUNDS TESTING; CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; COMMERCIAL SECTOR; CONTROL VARIABLE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY; ENERGY PRODUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; GRANGER CAUSALITY; MULTIVARIATE ARDL; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY USE; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; KUZNETS CURVE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857366919     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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