Energy consumption and growth in Romania: Evidence from a panel error correction model

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-356

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Danuletiu, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b 1 DECEMBRIE 1918 UNIVERSITY OF ALBA IULIA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cointegration tests; Energy consumption; Granger causality; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892169588     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21464553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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