1Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax, Street of Airport, LP 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisia
American Journal of Energy Research.
2014,
Vol. 2 No. 4, 81-89
DOI: 10.12691/ajer-2-4-2
Copyright © 2014 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Kais Saidi, Sami Hammami. Energy Consumption and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from Tunisia.
American Journal of Energy Research. 2014; 2(4):81-89. doi: 10.12691/ajer-2-4-2.
Correspondence to: Kais Saidi, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Sfax, Street of Airport, LP 1088, Sfax 3018, Tunisia. Email:
forever_kais@yahoo.fr (K. Saidi); sami_hammami2005@yahoo.frAbstract
This article examines the two-way linkages between energy consumption and economic growth using data from Tunisia over the period 1974-2011. This research tests this interrelationship between variables using the Johansen cointegration technique. Our empirical results show that there exists bidirectional causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in the long-run. The study suggests that energy policies should recognize the differences in the nexus between energy consumption and economic growth in order to maintain sustainable economic growth in Tunisia.
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