Citation:

Bahman Huseynli. "Effect of Literacy Level on Renewable Energy Consumption: The Case of Azerbaijan and Türkiye" International Research Journal of Economics and Management Studies, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 177-182, 2024.

Abstract:

The demand for energy is increasing day by day in different areas of production and life. Various studies are being carried out in different countries to meet this demand for renewable energy sources. However, this research was designed considering that people’s literacy level also plays a role in energy consumption. In this study, the relationship between literacy levels and renewable energy consumption was analyzed in two countries that both export and import energy. In the study, the relationship between literacy level and renewable energy consumption was empirically analyzed using annual data for the period 2007-2019 in Türkiye and Azerbaijan. The findings obtained using the Granger causality test yielded different results for the two countries. While a two-way relationship was detected between the variables within the framework of Azerbaijan, it was concluded that there was no relationship between the variables for Türkiye.

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Keywords:

Literacy level, Renewable energy, Granger causality, Azerbaijan, Türkiye.