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The Causal Relationship between, Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Dynamic Causality Test

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  • Ibrahim Abdelrasoul Mohammed Belal

    (Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business Administration, University of Hail, Ha il, Saudi Arabia,)

  • Sumaya Awad Khader Ahmed

    (Department of Economics, Sudan Academy of Science, Sudan,)

  • Faouzi Hedi Boujedra

    (Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business Administration, University of Hail, Ha il, Saudi Arabia,)

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to empirically test whether there exist short run and long run causality between, Residential Electricity Consumption (REC), Industrial Electricity Consumption (IEC) and economic growth in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Time series data for this study spans from 1990 to 2019. The study adopts granger causality and co. Integration analysis to estimate a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Results from error correction model show that there exist long run co. integration relationship between targeted variables. In addition, VECM results indicates that, industrial electricity consumption is inelastic to the changes in electricity prices with respect to economic growth, while residential electricity consumption shows elastic relationship. Granger causality test indicates there is unidirectional relationship, running from economic growth to industrial electricity consumption, which lead to accept, proactive (conservative) hypothesis. In this case, energy conservative policy will have little or no effect on economic growth. Nevertheless, results proof acceptance of neutrality hypothesis in the case of residential electricity consumption and economic growth. The study therefore, recommends that in Saudi Arabia, policy makers should consider expanding their energy-mix alternatives, in order to cope with the future industrial electricity demand arising from increased economic growth.

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  • Ibrahim Abdelrasoul Mohammed Belal & Sumaya Awad Khader Ahmed & Faouzi Hedi Boujedra, 2021. "The Causal Relationship between, Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A Dynamic Causality Test," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 11(1), pages 333-340.
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    Keywords

    electricity consumption; GDP growth; co. integration and causality.;
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    JEL classification:

    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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