Disaggregated energy consumption and economic growth in Ghana

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Kwakwa, Paul Adjei ^a  

^a Presbyterian University College   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Economic growth; Energy consumption; Ghana; Granger causality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864368403     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21464553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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