Impact Evaluation of SU-L1009: Support to Improve the Sustainability of Electricity Services
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Nov 2020
Subject
Impact Evaluation;
Rural Electrification;
Indigenous People;
Electricity Service;
Sustainability
JEL code
O13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products;
O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development;
Q40 - Energy: General;
L31 - Nonprofit Institutions • NGOs • Social Entrepreneurship
IDB series
Impact Evaluations
Country
Suriname
Category
Technical Notes
This paper evaluates the impact of a rural electrification program benefiting indigenous and maroon communities in Suriname. Using quasi-experimental methods we find that the program increased ownership of electric durables, reduced expenditure in non-grid energy, reduced migration and increased household income and subjective welfare. However, many of the effects are not statistically significant due to lack of statistical power. Moreover, while we find positive effects on wage income, the effect on other income sources and time use is ambiguous.
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