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Population Dynamics, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in Kenya

Population Dynamics, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in Kenya

Nyakundi M. Michieka
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781466643291|ISBN10: 1466643293|EISBN13: 9781466643307
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4329-1.ch011
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Michieka, Nyakundi M. "Population Dynamics, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in Kenya." Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development, edited by Peter V. Schaeffer and Eugene Kouassi, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 178-191. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4329-1.ch011

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Michieka, N. M. (2014). Population Dynamics, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in Kenya. In P. Schaeffer & E. Kouassi (Eds.), Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development (pp. 178-191). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4329-1.ch011

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Michieka, Nyakundi M. "Population Dynamics, Economic Growth, and Energy Consumption in Kenya." In Econometric Methods for Analyzing Economic Development, edited by Peter V. Schaeffer and Eugene Kouassi, 178-191. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4329-1.ch011

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Abstract

Kenya is a small open economy that depends on energy for growth. Since independence in 1963, it has experienced tremendous urban and rural population growth, placing an increasing strain on energy resources and economic development. Therefore, in this chapter the relationship between urban and rural populations, economic development, and energy use is studied. The empirical analysis uses a vector autoregression framework. The Granger Causality test results suggest unidirectional causality running from urban population to GDP. The vector error decomposition results imply that urban growth will continue to play a major role in energy consumption in Kenya.

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