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Original Articles

The causal relationship between natural gas consumption and economic growth: evidence from the G7 countries

Tsangyao ChangDepartment of Finance, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Rangan GuptaDepartment of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Roula Inglesi-LotzDepartment of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lilian S. MasabalaDepartment of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Beatrice D. Simo-KengneDepartment of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Jaco P. WeidemanDepartment of Economics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Pages 38-46 | Published online: 03 Aug 2015

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