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| Title: | | Impacts of rural electrification in Rwanda  |
| Authors: | | Bensch, Gunther Kluve, Jochen Peters, Jörg |
| Issue Date: | | 2011 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Ruhr Economic Papers 284 |
| 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 |
| JEL: | | O12 O13 O18 O22 |
| ISBN: | | 978-3-86788-330-6 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des RWI Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI
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