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Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia

55 (2) 2021 51 – 63

Does Oil Consumption Respond Asymmetrically to Oil Price, Exchange Rate and Income Differentials?
Adakah Penggunaan Minyak Respon Secara Asimetrik terhadap Harga Minyak, Kadar Pertukaran dan Perbezaan Pendapatan?

Department of Economics
Abia State University
P.M.B 2000, Uturu, NIGERIA.

uche.emmanuel@abiastateuniversity.edu.ng

Department of Economics
Abia State University
P.M.B 2000, Uturu, NIGERIA.

verochuddy@gmail.com

Department of Economics
Abia State University
P.M.B 2000, Uturu, NIGERIA.


Central Bank of Nigeria
Plot 33, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Way
Central Business District
P.M.B. 0187, Garki Abuja, NIGERIA

cokoronkwo@cbn.gov.ng

Abstract

This study empirically evaluates the dynamic effects oil price, income and exchange rate on oil consumption in Algeria, Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, and Tunisia. Specifically, it tries to reveal the differential effects of rising and falling oil prices, economic prosperities and adversaries, as well as, exchange rate appreciations and depreciation on oil consumption in the selected countries. The current study relied on monthly data sourced from OPEC and IMFIFS data banks and analyzed within the Nonlinear ARDL framework. The NARDL model traces asymmetry in macroeconomic relationships by isolating the effects of positive changes from negative changes. The empirical findings reveal that the effects of oil price deviations on oil consumption is asymmetric in the short-run in Angola and Tunisia, and in the long-run in Nigeria. Furthermore, income and exchange rate deviations affect oil consumption asymmetrically in Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa and Tunisia. However, exchange rate deviation does not have an asymmetric effect on oil consumption in Algeria. The overall implication of such asymmetric effects is that positive deviations could not offset negative deviations and vice-versa. Therefore, to guide against general welfare losses, policymakers should take cognizance of such nonlinear and asymmetric effects in their policy moderations.

Keywords

asymmetry; Energy demand; exchange rate; income differentials; nonlinear ARDL; oil prices

JEL Codes

Q4, Q41, Q410, Q42, Q420, Q43

Author’s Acknowledgement

We would like to thank the Editor and the two anonymous referees for their insightful and constructive guidance that lead to the significant improvement of this paper.

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2021-5502-5
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Uche, , Ihezukwu, , Osunkwo, , & Okoronkwo, (2021). Does Oil Consumption Respond Asymmetrically to Oil Price, Exchange Rate and Income Differentials?. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 55(2), 51–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JEM-2021-5502-5

@article{uche2021oil,
  title={Does Oil Consumption Respond Asymmetrically to Oil Price, Exchange Rate and Income Differentials?},
  author={Uche, Emmanuel and Ihezukwu, Veronica Adaku and Osunkwo, Folusho Olufunke Chinyere and Okoronkwo, Chijioke},
  journal={Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia},
  volume={55},
  number={2},
  pages={51—63},
 

year={2021},
}

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