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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2016/11/14
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政策研究报告
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WPS7889
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2016/11/14
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Disclosed
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Benefits of electrification and the role of reliability : evidence from India
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Electricity