Economic and Internet Growth Effect on Electricity Consumption in the BRICS Countries

Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal (), Jeff Gow and Ashiqur Rahman
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Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal: University Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Ashiqur Rahman: Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST)

International Advances in Economic Research, 2019, vol. 25, issue 3, No 7, 339-346

Abstract: Abstract This study investigated the impact of information communication technology and economic growth (measured as gross domestic product) on electricity consumption for a panel consisting of five emerging economic powerhouses, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. A dynamic panel data model for the period 1990–2014 was used for the analysis. The first main finding shows a positive and statistically significant effect of information communication technology uptake on electricity consumption. The second finding indicates that economic growth also has a positive and statistically significant effect on electricity consumption in these five countries.

Keywords: Economic growth; Internet growth; ICT; Electricity consumption; O10; Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11294-019-09743-6

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