This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from India. The results support that rural electrification helps to reduce time allocated to fuelwood collection by household members and increases time allocated to studying by boys and girls. Rural electrification also increases the labor supply of men and women, schooling of boys and girls, and household...
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2012/06/01
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Documento de trabajo sobre investigaciones relativas a políticas
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WPS6095
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2012/06/01
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Disclosed
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Who benefits most from rural electrification ? evidence in India
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Demographic and Health Survey