Energy consumption and economic growth in New Zealand: Results of trivariate and multivariate models
This study examines the energy consumption-growth nexus in New Zealand. Causal linkages between energy and macroeconomic variables are investigated using trivariate demand-side and multivariate production models. Long run and short run relationships are estimated for the period 1960-2004. The estimated results of demand model reveal a long run relationship between energy consumption, real GDP and energy prices. The short run results indicate that real GDP Granger-causes energy consumption without feedback, consistent with the proposition that energy demand is a derived demand. Energy prices are found to be significant for energy consumption outcomes. Production model results indicate a long run relationship between real GDP, energy consumption and employment. The Granger-causality is found from real GDP to energy consumption, providing additional evidence to support the neoclassical proposition that energy consumption in New Zealand is fundamentally driven by economic activities. Inclusion of capital in the multivariate production model shows short run causality from capital to energy consumption. Also, changes in real GDP and employment have significant predictive power for changes in real capital.
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2010
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Authors: | Bartleet, Matthew ; Gounder, Rukmani |
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Energy Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0301-4215. - Vol. 38.2010, 7, p. 3508-3517
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Energy consumption Economics growth Trivariate and Multivariate Models |
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