The influence of Economic Growth and Electric Consumption on Pollution in South America Countries

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  • Joel Alejandro Rosado Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • María Isabel Alvarado Sánchez Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of Electric Consumption and Economic Growth on CO2 emissions in 10 selected South American countries using the period of 1980-2012. Panel data techniques were used in examining the relationships. The Pedroni cointegration results indicated that CO2 emissions, per capita GDP, and electricity power consumption were cointegrated. The fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least-squares (DOLS) results revealed that GDP growth and Electric Consumption increase CO2 emissions in the long run. The VECM Granger causality test show the causal flows from energy consumption, electricity consumption and economic growth to CO2 emissions in South America both short and long-run. Policy recommendations were provided for the South American countries.Keywords: South American countries, Pollution, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Electric Consumption, Economic GrowthJEL Classifications: Q4, Q5, Q53, Q57

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Joel Alejandro Rosado, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Guayaquil

María Isabel Alvarado Sánchez, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanísticas, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Guayaquil

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Published

2017-07-18

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Rosado, J. A., & Sánchez, M. I. A. (2017). The influence of Economic Growth and Electric Consumption on Pollution in South America Countries. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 7(3), 121–126. Retrieved from https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/4450

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Vol. 7 No. 3 (2017)

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