Is renewable energy effective in promoting growth?

Energy Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 434-442

  Marques, António Cardoso ^a   Fuinhas, José Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Economic growth; European countries; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ELECTRICITY TARIFF; ENERGY DEPENDENCY; ENERGY SOURCE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGH COSTS; IN-LINE; PANEL DATA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOSSIL FUELS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; PANEL DATA; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84861221692     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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