Access to energy, especially modern sources, is a key to any development initiative. Based on cross-section data from a 2004 survey of some 2,300 households in rural Bangladesh, this paper studies the welfare impacts of household energy use, including that of modern energy, and estimates the household minimum energy requirement that could be used as a basis for an energy poverty line. The paper finds that although the use of both traditional (biomass...
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2010/06/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS5332
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Energy access, efficiency, and poverty : how many households are energy poor in Bangladesh ?
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Energy Poverty