Abstract
The present article studies the long-run causal relationship between coal consumption and economic growth in the Greater Middle East zone. Four countries of this zone, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, have been coal consumers in the time period from 1965 to 2008. After performing unit root test for variables, Pedroni co-integration test is to be done. Results indicate that there is no long-run causal relationship between these variables. Therefore, error correction model cannot be estimated. In general, coal consumption in the Greater Middle East has no effect on economic growth. Findings of this research may have an efficient role in policy making in regard to coal consumption (conservation) since decrease of consumption of this energy resource does not change the economic growth in this zone.
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