Purpose: This paper aims to use artificial neural networks to develop models for forecasting energy demand for Australia, China, France, India and the USA. Design/methodology/approach: The study used quarterly data that span over the period of 1980Q1-2015Q4 to develop and validate the models....

This paper examines the relative role of financial inclusion in enhancing households’ ability to spend on energy consumption across rural and urban locations. It uses a comprehensive household data from Ghana and employs an instrumental variable estimation technique. Endogeneity of financial...

In this paper, I provide an econometric audit and comment on the paper by Ofori, Gbolonyo, and Ojong (2023), which examined whether there is a synergy between energy efficiency and foreign direct investment in inclusive green growth using panel data for 23 African countries from 2000 to 2020. In...