Analyzing short-run and long-run causal relationships between energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and business performance in the hospitality industry
https://doi.org/10.5937/etp2502001S
Keywords:
short-run and long-run causality, energy consumption, CO2 emissions, business performance, hospitality industryAbstract
This paper explores the long-term and short-term relationships between hotel business performance, energy consumption, and CO₂ emissions by applying the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), the VEC Granger causality test, and the block exogeneity Wald test. The study is based on a sample of 121 hotels over the period from 2015 to 2024. The results reveal a strong and statistically significant long-run relationship among the examined variables. The findings suggest that when deviations from long-run equilibrium occur-such as when hotel performance diverges from a sustainable level due to excessive energy consumption or increased CO₂ emissions-the system tends to self-correct over time. This adjustment mechanism implies that unsustainable practices eventually lead to operational setbacks, pushing performance back toward its long-term path. The results also indicate a unidirectional short-run causal relationship between hotel business performance and energy consumption, as well as a bidirectional causality between business performance and CO₂ emissions.
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