Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

This study conducted an experimental intervention in unelectrified areas of northern Bangladesh to investigate the effectiveness of solar products in improving children's educational achievement. It found that treated households substituted so...

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Main Authors:	Kudo, Yuya, Shonchoy, Abu S., Takahashi, Kazushi
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	clean energy renewable energy solar energy education randomized control trials student performance academic performance
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/383691485359939547/Can-solar-lanterns-improve-youth-academic-performance-experimental-evidence-from-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25962

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spelling	okr-10986-259622021-06-08T14:42:47Z Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh Kudo, Yuya Shonchoy, Abu S. Takahashi, Kazushi clean energy renewable energy solar energy education randomized control trials student performance academic performance This study conducted an experimental intervention in unelectrified areas of northern Bangladesh to investigate the effectiveness of solar products in improving children's educational achievement. It found that treated households substituted solar lanterns for kerosene-based lighting products, helping to decrease total household expenditure. Solar lanterns increased the children's home-study hours, particularly at night and before exams. The solar lanterns initially led to an increase in school attendance, but this effect diminished over time. However, the increased study hours and initial improvement in school attendance did not translate into improved academic performance. Varying the number of solar products within the treated households did not alter these results. Analyses that exploited the school grade treatment intensity also provided no evidence suggesting that spillover effects explained the "no academic performance effects." These findings suggest that improving the home-study environment solely through the provision of solar products may have a limited impact on children's educational achievement. 2017-01-30T20:56:29Z 2017-01-30T20:56:29Z 2017-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/383691485359939547/Can-solar-lanterns-improve-youth-academic-performance-experimental-evidence-from-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25962 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7954 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Bangladesh
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spellingShingle	clean energy renewable energy solar energy education randomized control trials student performance academic performance Kudo, Yuya Shonchoy, Abu S. Takahashi, Kazushi Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
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description	This study conducted an experimental intervention in unelectrified areas of northern Bangladesh to investigate the effectiveness of solar products in improving children's educational achievement. It found that treated households substituted solar lanterns for kerosene-based lighting products, helping to decrease total household expenditure. Solar lanterns increased the children's home-study hours, particularly at night and before exams. The solar lanterns initially led to an increase in school attendance, but this effect diminished over time. However, the increased study hours and initial improvement in school attendance did not translate into improved academic performance. Varying the number of solar products within the treated households did not alter these results. Analyses that exploited the school grade treatment intensity also provided no evidence suggesting that spillover effects explained the "no academic performance effects." These findings suggest that improving the home-study environment solely through the provision of solar products may have a limited impact on children's educational achievement.
format	Working Paper
author	Kudo, Yuya Shonchoy, Abu S. Takahashi, Kazushi
author_facet	Kudo, Yuya Shonchoy, Abu S. Takahashi, Kazushi
author_sort	Kudo, Yuya
title	Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
title_short	Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
title_full	Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
title_sort	can solar lanterns improve youth academic performance? : experimental evidence from bangladesh
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/383691485359939547/Can-solar-lanterns-improve-youth-academic-performance-experimental-evidence-from-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25962
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Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? : Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh

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