Riding the Waves of Fluctuating Oil Prices: Decoding the Impact on Economic Growth

Oil price fluctuations have always been controversial and remain significant in how a country's economy develops. It is especially easy for the worldwide price of natural resources to fluctuate, putting developing nations at risk of economic instability. Consider Pakistan's economy, which...

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Main Authors: Arvian Triantoro, Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar, Shiraz Khan, Khalid Zaman, Haroon ur Rashid Khan, Abdul Wahab Pathath, Muhamad Amar Mahmad, Kamil Sertoglu
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Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
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Online Access:https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/14158
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author Arvian Triantoro
Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar
Shiraz Khan
Khalid Zaman
Haroon ur Rashid Khan
Abdul Wahab Pathath
Muhamad Amar Mahmad
Kamil Sertoglu
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Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar
Shiraz Khan
Khalid Zaman
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Abdul Wahab Pathath
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Kamil Sertoglu
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description Oil price fluctuations have always been controversial and remain significant in how a country's economy develops. It is especially easy for the worldwide price of natural resources to fluctuate, putting developing nations at risk of economic instability. Consider Pakistan's economy, which is very sensitive to changes in oil prices due to its reliance on the commodity. This research analyses the effects of oil prices on several macroeconomic indicators, including inflation, imports, gross savings, domestic lending to the private sector (DCPS), and industrial value-added in Pakistan. The study uses an error-correcting framework known as autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) modelling to examine long-term connections between variables and their short-term implications. Additionally, data acquired between 1970 and 2020 was analyzed using Granger causality tests, impulse response functions (IRFs), and variance decomposition analyses (VDAs). The study found that inflation and domestic loans to the private sector hampered economic development in the near run. Conversely, imports, gross savings, industrial value added, and oil rents have a positive effect. A long-term connection between these variables was verified using the boundaries test. A unidirectional link was found in the causality tests between economic growth and imports, inflation and economic growth, and gross saving and domestic credit. An inverse link between domestic credit and inflation was found. The effect of oil rents on economic development in Pakistan is expected to rise during the next four years, according to the forecasts, before levelling out. According to the VDA results, the most critical factor influencing Pakistan's economic development over the next decade would be domestic lending to the private sector. Following these empirical results, the study proposes policy adjustments that might help Pakistan's economy expand more quickly and sustainably.
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spelling doaj.art-faf9fb1ca69e40549a64c82ee26615002023-03-24T10:13:58ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy2146-45532023-03-0113210.32479/ijeep.14158Riding the Waves of Fluctuating Oil Prices: Decoding the Impact on Economic GrowthArvian Triantoro0Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar1Shiraz Khan2Khalid Zaman3Haroon ur Rashid Khan4Abdul Wahab Pathath5Muhamad Amar Mahmad6Kamil Sertoglu7Department of Accounting Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40154, Indonesia,Department of Management Sciences, The University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan,Department of Management Sciences, The University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan,Department of Economics, The University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan,Faculty of Business, The University of Wollongong in Dubai, Dubai 20183, United Arab Emirates,Department of Clinical Neurosciences, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia,School of Languages, Civilisation and Philosophy (SLCP), College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.Department of Economics, Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus. Oil price fluctuations have always been controversial and remain significant in how a country's economy develops. It is especially easy for the worldwide price of natural resources to fluctuate, putting developing nations at risk of economic instability. Consider Pakistan's economy, which is very sensitive to changes in oil prices due to its reliance on the commodity. This research analyses the effects of oil prices on several macroeconomic indicators, including inflation, imports, gross savings, domestic lending to the private sector (DCPS), and industrial value-added in Pakistan. The study uses an error-correcting framework known as autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) modelling to examine long-term connections between variables and their short-term implications. Additionally, data acquired between 1970 and 2020 was analyzed using Granger causality tests, impulse response functions (IRFs), and variance decomposition analyses (VDAs). The study found that inflation and domestic loans to the private sector hampered economic development in the near run. Conversely, imports, gross savings, industrial value added, and oil rents have a positive effect. A long-term connection between these variables was verified using the boundaries test. A unidirectional link was found in the causality tests between economic growth and imports, inflation and economic growth, and gross saving and domestic credit. An inverse link between domestic credit and inflation was found. The effect of oil rents on economic development in Pakistan is expected to rise during the next four years, according to the forecasts, before levelling out. According to the VDA results, the most critical factor influencing Pakistan's economic development over the next decade would be domestic lending to the private sector. Following these empirical results, the study proposes policy adjustments that might help Pakistan's economy expand more quickly and sustainably. https://econjournals.com/index.php/ijeep/article/view/14158Oil price volatility; Economic Growth; Financial development; Industrialization; ARDL estimator; Pakistan
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Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar
Shiraz Khan
Khalid Zaman
Haroon ur Rashid Khan
Abdul Wahab Pathath
Muhamad Amar Mahmad
Kamil Sertoglu
Riding the Waves of Fluctuating Oil Prices: Decoding the Impact on Economic Growth
International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
Oil price volatility; Economic Growth; Financial development; Industrialization; ARDL estimator; Pakistan
title Riding the Waves of Fluctuating Oil Prices: Decoding the Impact on Economic Growth
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title_short Riding the Waves of Fluctuating Oil Prices: Decoding the Impact on Economic Growth
title_sort riding the waves of fluctuating oil prices decoding the impact on economic growth
topic Oil price volatility; Economic Growth; Financial development; Industrialization; ARDL estimator; Pakistan
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