The Role of Natural Gas Consumption and Trade in Tunisia’s Output

2014 Energy Policy 66(C):677-684

Posted: 30 Jun 2020

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Sahbi Farhani

Faculté privée de Management et des Sciences de l'Administration de Sousse (FMSA Sousse); ISFFS; LAMIDED Laboratory, ISG Sousse, University of Sousse, Tunisia

Muhammad Shahbaz

Beijing Institute of Technology

Mohamed Arouri

Université Côte d'Azur

Frederic Teulon

University of Tuebingen - Leonardo da Vinci University Center

Date Written: 2014

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of natural gas consumption, real gross fixed capital formation and trade on the real GDP in the case of Tunisia over the period 1980–2010. We use an Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to test for cointegration between the variables. The Toda–Yamamoto approach is then used to test for causality. Our findings indicate the existence of a long-term relationship between the variables. Natural gas consumption, real gross fixed capital formation and trade add in economic growth. Natural gas consumption, real gross fixed capital formation and real trade cause real GDP in Tunisia. These findings open up new insights for policymakers to formulate a comprehensive energy policy to sustain economic growth in the long-term.

Suggested Citation

Farhani, Sahbi and Shahbaz, Muhammad and Arouri, Mohamed and Teulon, Frederic, The Role of Natural Gas Consumption and Trade in Tunisia’s Output (2014). 2014 Energy Policy 66(C):677-684, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3621062

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Tunisia

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Tunisia

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Muhammad Shahbaz

Beijing Institute of Technology

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Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Researc
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China

Mohamed Arouri

Université Côte d'Azur ( email )

France

Frederic Teulon

University of Tuebingen - Leonardo da Vinci University Center ( email )

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