Research Article

An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Population Growth on Economic Growth in Ethiopia Using an Autoregressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) Model Approach

Table 1

ADF test for the unit root test.

VariablesValuesADF test at level I(0)ADF at first differenceOrder of integration
InterceptTrend and interceptNoneInterceptTrend and intercept

LNRGDPADF test static3.841.033.695.195.82I(1)
5% critical value2.943.531.952.943.53

LNPOPADF test static2.621.7314.6917.727.14I(1)
5% critical value2.953.531.952.943.54

FDIADF test static2.035.322.913.394.19I(1)
5% critical value2.963.541.952.963.57

PRemADF test static3.744.903.085.265.15I(0)
5% critical value2.963.561.952.963.57

LNPOPGRADF test static3.213.080.764.104.09I(1)
5% critical value2.953.551.952.943.54

RIADF test static4.735.021.238.578.44I(0)
5% critical value2.943.531.952.943.54

LNGCFADF test static0.691.812.537.327.75I(1)
5% critical value2.943.531.952.943.53

Mackinnon (1996): critical values. Source: authors' own computation.