Granger non-causality tests between (non)renewable energy consumption and output in Italy since 1861: The (ir)relevance of structural breaks

Energy Policy

Volumn 45, Issue , 2012, Pages 226-236

  Vaona, Andrea ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b KIEL INSTITUTE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY   (Germany)

Author keywords

(non)Renewable energy; Granger causality; Real GDP

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; ENERGY CARRIERS; ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY; GRANGER CAUSALITY; PARAMETER STABILITY; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POSITIVE CHANGES; REAL GDP; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; STRUCTURAL BREAK; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

FOSSIL FUELS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; GRANGER CAUSALITY TEST; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ITALY;

EID: 84859740236     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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