Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol. 15, No. 1 - 4

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Abstract

The study investigates the link between financial development, investment and energy consumption in Nigeria. The aim
of the study is to re-examine financial development and energy consumption model by considering investment as a factor that
contributes to more energy demand for consumption. The study employs an annual data within the period 1981 and 2015. The
Auto-regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Method is used to analyse the data. From the results, financial development had a negative
impact on energy consumption both in the short-run and the long-run. Investment has a positive significant impact on energy
consumption in the short-run, while it was significantly negative in the long-run. GDP in the long-run and short-run positively
relates with energy consumption. Population growth rate in the short-run negative impact on energy consumption, while in the
long-run was positive. The findings propel the conclusion that financial development and investment are an important determinant
of energy consumption in Nigeria and government should consider a policy that incorporate credit availability on energy issues
into its plan.

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2021-06-28

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Collective Authors. (2021). Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, Vol. 15, No. 1 - 4: Array. Acta Universitatis Danubius. Œconomica, 15(1). Retrieved from https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/AUDOE/article/view/1199

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