Modeling and forecasting natural gas demand in Bangladesh

被引:79
作者
Wadud, Zia [1 ]
Dey, Himadri S. [2 ]
Kabir, Md. Ashfanoor [1 ]
Khan, Shahidul I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Bangladesh Univ Engn & Technol, Dhaka, Bangladesh
[2] Univ Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
关键词
Natural gas; Energy demand; Dynamic econometric model; ENERGY; CONSUMPTION; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.08.066
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
020101 [政治经济学];
摘要
Natural gas is the major indigenous source of energy in Bangladesh and accounts for almost one-half of all primary energy used in the country. Per capita and total energy use in Bangladesh is still very small, and it is important to understand how energy, and natural gas demand will evolve in the future. We develop a dynamic econometric model to understand the natural gas demand in Bangladesh, both in the national level, and also for a few sub-sectors. Our demand model shows large long run income elasticity - around 1.5 - for aggregate demand for natural gas. Forecasts into the future also show a larger demand in the future than predicted by various national and multilateral organizations. Even then, it is possible that our forecasts could still be at the lower end of the future energy demand. Price response was statistically not different from zero, indicating that prices are possibly too low and that there is a large suppressed demand for natural gas in the country. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:7372 / 7380
页数:9
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