Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58824 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6195
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Rural electrification is believed to contribute to the achievement of the MDG. In this paper, we investigate electrification impacts on different indicators. We use household data that we collected in Rwanda in villages with and without electricity access. We account for self-selection and regional differences by using households from the electrified villages to estimate the probability to connect for all households - including those in the non-electrified villages. Based on these probabilities we identify counterfactual households and find robust evidence for positive effects on lighting usage. Effects on income and children's home studying become insignificant if regional differences are accounted for.
Subjects: 
rural electrification
energy access
impact evaluation
matching
difference-in-difference
JEL: 
O12
O13
O18
O22
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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