Eyyup ECEVİT, Murat ÇETİN, Ali Gökhan YÜCEL

Türkiye’de Yenilenebilir Enerji ve Sağlık: Eşbütünleşme ve Nedensellik Analizi

Sürdürülebilir büyümede stratejik öneme sahip olan yenilenebilir enerji kaynakları aynı zamanda sağlık kalitesinin önemli bir belirleyicisidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı 1988-2018 dönemi için Türkiye’de yenilenebilir enerjinin sağlık üzerindeki etkisi zaman serisi teknikleri ile araştırmaktır. Çalışmanın uygulama kısmında; serilerin birim kök özellikleri Ng-Perron ve Vogelsang-Perron birim kök testleri ile, eşbütünleşme ilişkisi ARDL ve Hatemi-J testleri ile, uzun dönem tahminleri de FMOLS, DOLS ve CCR testleri ile ve son olarak nedensellik ilişkisi VECM Granger nedensellik testi ile araştırılmaktadır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre değişkenler arasında bir uzun dönem ilişkisi mevcuttur. Uzun dönemde yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi sağlık kalitesini iyileştirirken ekonomik büyüme, işsizlik ve finansal gelişme bozmaktadır. Bu bulgular yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminin sağlık kalitesi üzerinde pozitif bir etkiye sahip olması anlamında önem arz etmektedir. Çalışma değişkenler arasında önemli nedensellik ilişkileri sunmaktadır. Çalışmanın sonuç kısmında Türkiye ekonomisi için önemli politika önerileri sunulmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Yenilenebilir Enerji, Sağlık, Yapısal Kırılma, Eşbütünleşme, Nedensellik

The Relationship between Renewable Energy and Health in Turkey: Cointegration and Causality Analysis

Renewable energy sources, which have strategic importance for sustainable growth, are also an important determinant of health quality. In this study, the impact of renewable energy consumption on health quality has been investigated by time series techniques for the period 1988-2018 in case of Turkey. In the empirical part of the study, the unit root properties of the series are investigated using Ng-Perron and Vogelsang-Perron unit root tests, the cointegration relationship with ARDL and Hatemi-J tests, the long run estimates with FMOLS, DOLS and CCR tests, and finally the causality relationship with VECM Granger causality test. According to the results of the research, there is a long-term relationship between the variables. In the long run, economic growth, unemployment and financial development damage health quality while renewable energy consumption improves health quality. The results of the research are important in terms of revealing that renewable energy consumption can have a positive effect on health quality. The study provides important causal linkages between the variables. The study also provides important policy suggestions for Turkish economy.

Keywords:

Renewable Energy, Health, Structural Break, Cointegration, Causality,

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