Are fluctuations in coal consumption transitory or permanent? Evidence from a panel of US states
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This short communication investigates whether or not US coal consumption follows a stationary process by examining coal consumption for the 50 US states over the period 1982-2007. Employing several panel unit root and stationarity tests with endogenously determined structural breaks, the results indicate that coal consumption is integrated of order zero. Thus, energy conservation policies oriented towards the reduction of coal consumption will only have short-term effects.Download Info
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Volume (Year): 87 (2010)
Issue (Month): 7 (July)
Pages: 2424-2426
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Keywords: Coal consumption Panel unit root Structural breaks;References
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- Muhammad, Shahbaz & Tiwari, Aviral Kumar & Khan, Saleheen, 2012. "Is Energy Consumption Per Capita Stationary? Evidence from First and Second Generation Panel Unit Root Tests," MPRA Paper 41607, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 27 Sep 2012.
- Hooi Hooi Lean & Russell Smyth, 2012. "Are fluctuations in production of renewable energy permanent or transitory?," Monash Economics Working Papers 05-12, Monash University, Department of Economics.
- Apergis, Nicholas & Payne, James E., 2010. "Structural breaks and petroleum consumption in US states: Are shocks transitory or permanent?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 38(10), pages 6375-6378, October.
- Shahbaz, Muhammad & Tiwari, Aviral & Ilhan, Ozturk & Abdul, Farooq, 2012. "Are fluctuations in electricity consumption per capita transitory? evidence from developed and developing economies," MPRA Paper 39443, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 11 Jun 2012.
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