A gazdasági és az energetikai erőterek elmozdulása a világon
Movements of economic and energy field forces in the world

Summary/Abstract: Based on statistical data it can be clearly stated that the changes and trends in energy demand are very similar to the rearrangements in the world economy, indicating the tightness of the relationship between the two processes. Increasing energy consumption and economic performance are observed in emerging countries, while their share of the world's energy consumption and global GDP is growing steadily, resulting in significant (spatial) shifts. The study examines the evolution of the world's energy and economic power from 1990 to 2015 by gravity modelling. Using this method, the authors present the main processes occurring ineach continent or group of countries – sometimes in the opposite direction – and highlight the differences that exist. The applied bi-dimensional regression calculation allows for a deeper analysis,the authors compare the set of points resulting from the gravitational computation (for GDP and final energy consumption) and draw conclusions from the results about how the space changes and becomes distorted due to the gravity field. This novel approach is another addition to the complex question of the relationship between the two indicators.

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