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Economic and Internet Growth Effect on Electricity Consumption in the BRICS Countries

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This study investigated the impact of information communication technology and economic growth (measured as gross domestic product) on electricity consumption for a panel consisting of five emerging economic powerhouses, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. A dynamic panel data model for the period 1990–2014 was used for the analysis. The first main finding shows a positive and statistically significant effect of information communication technology uptake on electricity consumption. The second finding indicates that economic growth also has a positive and statistically significant effect on electricity consumption in these five countries.

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  1. Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy (FPEP), University Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Sabah, Malaysia

    Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal

  2. Department of Economics, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh

    Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal & Ashiqur Rahman

  3. School of Commerce, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

    Munshi Naser Ibne Afzal & Jeffrey Gow

  4. Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Jeffrey Gow

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Afzal, M.N.I., Gow, J. & Rahman, A. Economic and Internet Growth Effect on Electricity Consumption in the BRICS Countries. Int Adv Econ Res 25, 339–346 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-019-09743-6

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