Jadara Journal For Research and Studies
Abstract
Due to the current situation of the Jordanian
economy, this paper aims to evaluate the impacts of
economic growth on the energy consumption in a
developing country like Jordan, a country with limited
resources such as oil, agricultural land, and water.
This study is very important since the energy bill
reflects a notable share in the GDP for Jordan, especially
in the recent decade that witnessed energy bill rising due
to different political and financial crisis events.The study
investigates the causal relationship between the per capita
energy consumption and economic growth (proxies
by real gross domestic product per capita in constant
prices) over the 1975-2011 period. A Granger causality
test is utilized on annual time series data. The results
of the study confirm a neutral relationship between real
GDP and energy consumption, indicating that per capita
increase in economic growth may not cause any perpetual
rise in energy consumption in Jordan
Recommended Citation
مطر, علي
(2015)
"Causal Relationship Between Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in Jordan,"
Jadara Journal For Research and Studies: Vol. 1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jadara/vol1/iss1/7