Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth: The Case of Mexico

The causality between energy consumption and economic growth has been an important issue in the economic literature. This paper studies the causal relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Mexico for the period of 1971-2011. In so doing, unit root and causality tests are applied. The results show that energy consumption and economic growth series are stationary and there is also a causality relationship running from economic growth to electricity consumption. Therefore, any energy conservation policy would have little or no impact at all on economic growth in México.

Authors:

• Mario Gómez
• José Carlos Rodríguez

Keywords:

• Causality
• economic growth
• electricity consumption
• Mexico.

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