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Exploring the Research Regarding Energy–Economic Growth Relationship

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  • Claudiu Cicea

    (Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu

    (Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Corina Marinescu

    (Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the evolution of the scientific research regarding the relationship between energy and economic growth, in order to reveal preferred topics and less approached themes. We conducted an occurrence and cluster analysis, followed by a correspondence analysis using articles published between 1979 and 2019 in journals indexed in the Web of Science. The analysis was split into three periods taking into account the major economic and energetic milestones. The analysis focused on distribution of the topics studied both by years and by journals. The research revealed some major trends: there has been an explosive increase in studies based on Asian countries over the three periods as concerns for sustainable development intensified, and environmental issues were associated with research on the relationship between energy and economic growth. Even if the journals cover different scientific areas, during the last 10 years they contain articles with very similar topics.

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  • Claudiu Cicea & Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu & Corina Marinescu, 2021. "Exploring the Research Regarding Energy–Economic Growth Relationship," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-23, May.
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