Benefits of electrification and the role of reliability : evidence from India (English)

This paper estimates the welfare impact of rural electrification in India using nationally representative household panel survey data for 2005 and 2012. Analysis based on a propensity-score-weighted fixed-effects model finds that while electrification is associated with a broad range of social and economic benefits, the size of the effects depends importantly on the reliability of electricity service. Gaining access to electricity combined with a...

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Samad,Hussain A.;

Zhang,Fan;
Document Date
2016/11/14
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS7889
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2016/11/14
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Benefits of electrification and the role of reliability : evidence from India
Keywords
Electricity

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Samad,Hussain A.; Zhang,Fan.

Benefits of electrification and the role of reliability : evidence from India (English). Impact Evaluation series|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 7889 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/980911479147772730

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