THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY USE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR ENERGY IMPORTING EMERGING ECONOMIES
Journal: Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi
Year: 2022

This study examines the relationship between renewable energy use and economic growth for 16 energy-importing countries for the period 1990-2018. These economies have attracted attention in the last 29 years by increasing their use of renewable energy by 556.21%, their total GDP by 466.19% and their total energy imports by 388.96%. Therefore, in this study, the long-term relationship is investigated by using annual data of real GDP, real gross capital, labor, and renewable energy use for 16 ener