Research Article

Does Foreign Direct Investment Impact Energy Intensity? Evidence from Developing Countries

Table 1

Measurement and sources of variables.

ā€‰Variableā€‰MeasurementSource

Explained variableEnergy intensityEITotal energy consumption/GDPWorld Bank
Explanatory variableForeign direct investmentFDINet inflows of FDI/GDPWorld Bank
Control variableInnovation capacityInnolog (patent applications per million people)WIPO Statistics Database
Economic development levelLnperGDPlog (GDP per capita)World Bank
Trade opennessTradeTotal trade/GDPWorld Bank
Energy structureEnerRenewable energy consumption/total final energy consumptionEPS macrodatabase
Industrial structureIndusOutput value of the secondary industry/GDPEPS macrodatabase