Title:
An Empirical Analysis of Energy Demand in Namibia
Publication Year:
2005
Abstract:
Using a unique database of end-user local energy data and the recently developed Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to cointegration, we estimate the long-run elasticities of the Namibian energy demand function at both aggregated level and by type of energy (electricity, petrol and diesel) for the period 1980 to 2002. Our main results show that energy consumption responds positively to changes in GDP and negatively to changes in energy price and air temperature. The differences in price elasticities across fuels uncoveredrnby this study have significant implications for energy taxation by Namibian policy makers. We do not find any significant cross-price elasticities between different fuel types. Key Words: Energy demand, ARDL, Cointegration.
Publication Title:
Energy Policy
Volume:
34
Issue:
18
Pages:
3447-3463
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en