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Although the earlier growth theories such as the “Harrod-Domar” growth model as well as the “Solow-Swan” growth model did not consider energy as an important input in the production function, in recent many energy economists (e.g., Stern, 1993, 1997, 2000; Pokrovski, 2003; Thompson, 2006 etc.) contended that energy is a crucial factor that