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dc.contributor.authorBensch, Guntheren
dc.contributor.authorKluve, Jochenen
dc.contributor.authorPeters, Jörgen
dc.date.accessioned2011-04-07-
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-02T13:57:29Z-
dc.date.available2011-05-02T13:57:29Z-
dc.date.issued2010-
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-86788-264-4en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/45320-
dc.description.abstractRural electrification is believed to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) via various channels. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of electrification on the household's lighting usage, home studying, energy expenditures and income. We use household data that we collected in rural Rwanda in villages with and without access to mini-grids. To account for self-selection processes in the connection decision we use households from the electrified villages to estimate the probability to connect for all households - including those in the non-electrified villages. Based on these propensity scores we identify counterfactual households to determine the impacts of electrification on the outcome indicators. We find some indication for positive effects on home studying and income, but particularly on lighting usage. We conclude by highlighting the potentially profound changes in social life of rural people induced by improved lighting and call for research on impacts beyond the MDGs.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aRheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) |cEssenen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aRuhr Economic Papers |x231en
dc.subject.jelO12en
dc.subject.jelO13en
dc.subject.jelO18en
dc.subject.jelO22en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordrural electrificationen
dc.subject.keywordex-ante impact assessmenten
dc.subject.keywordpovertyen
dc.subject.keywordmatchingen
dc.titleRural Electrification in Rwanda – An Impact Assessment Using Matching Techniques-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn655951806en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:rwirep:231en

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