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dc.titleDevelopment Effects of Rural Electrification
dc.contributor.authorJimenez Mori, Raul Alberto
dc.contributor.orgunitEnergy Division
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2017-03-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-01-31T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractWhat do we know about the effects of improved access to electricity? Does the research tell a unified story? To answer these questions, this brief examines 50 impact evaluation studies, focusing on the effects of electrification on education, labor, and income indicators. Overall, the literature finds substantial welfare gains, which tend to be greatest for women and small firms. On average, electrification leads increases of around 7% in school enrollment, 25% in employment, and 30% in incomes. However, the estimates vary widely, with many studies finding no effects, indicating weak links in the empirical literature. This review suggests that addressing the sources of such variance could be a means to fill the persistent knowledge gaps and to improve the effectiveness of electrification policies.
dc.format.extent23
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0000629
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Development-Effects-of-Rural-Electrification.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRural Electrification
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subjectEmployment Rate
dc.subjectEducation Enrollment
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ48 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ49 - Energy: Other
dc.subject.keywordsrural development;school enrollment
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberPolicy Briefs
idb.operationRG-K1348
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