This paper revisits the relationship between energy intensity and economic growth, using a flexible piecewise linear regression model. Based on a panel data set of 137 economies during 1990-2014, the analysis identifies a threshold effect of income growth on energy intensity change: although energy intensity is negatively correlated with income growth throughout the entire sample and study period, the declining rate significantly slows by more than...
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2018/1/30
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS8322
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2018/1/30
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Relationship between energy intensity and economic growth : new evidence from a multi-country multi-sector data set