Welfare impacts of rural electrification : evidence from Vietnam (English)

Access to electricity is crucial for economic development and there is a growing body of literature on the impact of rural electrification on development. However, most studies have so far relied on cross-sectional surveys comparing households with and without electricity, which have well known causal attribution problems. This paper is one of the first studies to examine the welfare impacts of households’ rural electrification based on panel surveys...

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Barnes,Douglas French;

Khandker,Shahidur R.;

Nguyen,Minh Huu;

Samad,Hussain A.;
Document Date
2009/09/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5057
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
East Asia and Pacific, World,
Region
Other, East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Welfare impacts of rural electrification : evidence from Vietnam
Keywords
alternative sources of energy

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Barnes,Douglas French; Khandker,Shahidur R.; Nguyen,Minh Huu; Samad,Hussain A..

Welfare impacts of rural electrification : evidence from Vietnam (English). Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy (ASTAE) Program|Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. IE 38|no. WPS 5057 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/369601468027552078

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