Does Energy Consumption Boost Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Evidence from ARDL Bounds Testing Approach
Journal Title: Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
The paper assesses whether energy consumption leads to economic growth in Bangladesh applying the ARDL (autoregressive distributed lag) bounds testing approach of cointegration. We use time series data for the period from 1979 to 2014. Results report that energy use and economic growth cause each other to boost both in the short- and long-run. Policy implication is that the government needs to continue generating and ensuring supplying of energy to boost both economic growth and energy generation to achieve the ‘Vision 2041’ of developed country.
Authors and Affiliations
Mir Khaled Iqbal Chowdhury, Md. Abu Hasan, Md. Abdul Wadud
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- DOI 10.9734/AJEBA/2017/34156
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