TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for Brazil, Russia, China, India, South Africa and Turkey (BRICS-T) countries. In this context, this study investigates energy consumption and real output in BRICS-T countries through panel cointegration.Design/methodology/approach The data include energy consumption and real output for BRICS-T countries and period of 1990–2014. The variables are transformed into natural logarithm. To analyze these data, this study employed Pedroni cointegration test, the second-generation panel cointegration test, Westerlund and Edgerton (2008) test and FMOLS test.Findings Results indicate that there is a bi-directional causality relationship between energy consumption and economic growth for BRICS-T countries. An increase in GDP leads to an increase in energy consumption and an increase in energy consumption leads to an increase in GDP.Research limitations/implications This study used data that include the period of 1990–2014 for BRICS-T countries. So, further studies can use different periods of data or different countries.Originality/value This study provides important evidence that countries with strong growth performance need to follow bi-directional energy policies to increase both energy investments and ensure energy savings.
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
SN  - 2042-5945
DO  - 10.1108/WJSTSD-12-2018-0063
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-12-2018-0063
AU  - Yıldırım Durmuş Çağrı
AU  - Yıldırım Seda
AU  - Demirtas Isıl
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Investigating energy consumption and economic growth for BRICS-T countries
T2  - World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 184
EP  - 195
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -