Energy Demand and Cooking Energy Cost in an Oil-Rich Economy: A New Evidence from Nigeria

Autor: Orji Anthony, Ogwu Stephen Obinozie, Mba Peter Nwachukwu, Anthony-Orji Onyinye Imelda
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Zdroj: Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad, Seria Stiinte Economice, Vol 31, Iss 1, Pp 1-21 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1584-2339
2285-3065
DOI: 10.2478/sues-2021-0001
Popis: According to several recent studies, energy is seen as a commodity, due to the fact that energy sector markets are more like commodity markets. Essentially, it serves as an enabler of social and economic development and so cannot be neglected. This study, therefore, estimated the impact of cooking energy cost on energy demand in Nigeria using the ARDL model and quarterly data spanning from 1990-2018. The result from the study showed that in the long-run both liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price and kerosene price has a negative impact on energy demand. In the short-run, the result remained the same for kerosene while it reversed for LPG. The study, therefore, recommended that government should enact policies that will moderate or minimize the cost of cooking energy and enhance the removal of all forms of barriers in making cooking energy affordable to users in the country.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals