Research Article
Does Foreign Direct Investment Impact Energy Intensity? Evidence from Developing Countries
Table 1
Measurement and sources of variables.
| ā | Variable | ā | Measurement | Source |
| Explained variable | Energy intensity | EI | Total energy consumption/GDP | World Bank | Explanatory variable | Foreign direct investment | FDI | Net inflows of FDI/GDP | World Bank | Control variable | Innovation capacity | Inno | log (patent applications per million people) | WIPO Statistics Database | Economic development level | LnperGDP | log (GDP per capita) | World Bank | Trade openness | Trade | Total trade/GDP | World Bank | Energy structure | Ener | Renewable energy consumption/total final energy consumption | EPS macrodatabase | Industrial structure | Indus | Output value of the secondary industry/GDP | EPS macrodatabase |
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