Spatial Analysis of R&D and Technology Spillovers on Energy Intensity in Iran

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  • Salmani, Behzad Professor and research assistant of the Faculty of Economics University of Tabriz
Abstract:

Today, energy is known as one of the main factors for the formation and development of industrial societies And the availability of countries to various energy sources represents their potential for political and economic progress. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the effect of technology factors on the intensity of energy in 29 provinces of Iran (except for Alborz and South Khorasan) using the space model during the period from 2007 to 2015. For this purpose, indigenous R & D variables such as foreign direct investment, exports and imports as effective technology factors, and the variables of economic structure, energy prices and urbanization as control variables have been used. The research method is a spatial model. After performing the relevant tests and determining the type of model, Spatial Durbin Models (SDM) has been designed for review. Three direct and indirect effects and total effects have been estimated. The results of the study in three cases indicate that among the factors of technology, research and development (in both direct, indirect and total terms) and import (in direct and total terms), they have played a major role in reducing energy intensity. But foreign direct investment has not been able to have a significant impact on reducing energy consumption. Exports have also led to an increase in energy intensity. Control variables: energy prices, economic structure, and urbanization have effect according to theoretical literature (positive, negative, and negative respectively) on the reduction of energy consumption. Therefore, according to the results, it is recommended that, by increasing investment in R & D and imports, it would reduce energy intensity, also by adjusting energy prices and by policy of distributing industries and factories in the province, especially in rural areas, in reducing industrialization of cities and Reducing urbanization and thereby reducing energy intensity.

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volume 5  issue 15

pages  171- 210

publication date 2019-09

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