The aim of this study is to verify empirically the impact of various factors on energy consumption in three ASEAN countries namely Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand over the period 1980 to 2012. After using sundry appropriate diagnostic tests for checking time series data, the method of least...

The objective of the study is to investigate the most promising economic variables i.e., foreign direct investment (FDI), exports and financial development on economic growth in selected South Asian Association of Regional Co-corporation (SAARC) countries. In addition, this study argued that...

The objective of the study is to investigate the multivariate energy consumption function for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries (namely, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka), particularly, economic growth (GDP), relative prices of energy (REP),...

SAARC members urgently need to secure sustainable energy supplies at affordable prices. Alarmingly high oil prices in the face of ever increasing energy demand have resulted in severe pressure on resources of SAARC members. The objective of this study examine the relationship among energy...

As the world struggles to emerge from a global recession and financial crisis, countries are looking for solutions to improve domestic economic performance and put people back to work. Global energy demand and prices have been resilient during the recession, leading policy-makers in countries...