The nexus between electricity consumption and economic growth in Bahrain

Economic Modelling

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-237

  Hamdi, Helmi ^a   Sbia, Rashid ^b   Shahbaz, Muhammad ^c  

^a University Aix Marseille   (France)

^b SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^c COMSATS Institute of Information Technology   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Economic growth; Electricity consumption; Foreign direct investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893429120     PISSN: 02649993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.12.012     Document Type: Article

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