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| Title: | | Impacts of rural electrification in Rwanda  |
| Authors: | | Bensch, Gunther Kluve, Jochen Peters, Jörg |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Discussion Paper series, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit 6195 |
| 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: | | urn:nbn:de:101:1-201201104557 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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