Do government activities determine electricity consumption in Ghana? An empirical investigation
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Keywords
Government expenditures; Electricity consumption; Co-integration; Short run; long run.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H50 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - General
- H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ENE-2018-11-05 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2018-11-05 (Public Economics)
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