Welfare Impacts of Rural Electrification : A Case Study from Bangladesh

Welfare Impacts of Rural Electrification : A Case Study from Bangladesh

Lack of access to electricity is one of the major impediments to growth and development of the rural economies in developing countries. That is why access to modern energy, in particular to electricity, has been one of the priority themes of the Wo...

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Main Authors:	Khandker, Shahidur R., Barnes, Douglas F., Samad, Hussain A.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY ANTI-POVERTY APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION BIASES COSTS OF ELECTRICITY COUNTERFACTUAL COVERS CROP PRODUCTION DEDUCTIBLES DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT BANK DIESEL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES DONOR SUPPORT DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC PUMPS ELECTRIC SUPPLY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT EMPOWERMENT ENDOWMENTS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY STRATEGY ENERGY USE ENGINEERING EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FANS FARM ACTIVITIES FARMERS FUELS GENDER GENERATION GRID CONNECTION GRID ELECTRICITY GRID ELECTRICITY SERVICE GRID ELECTRIFICATION HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD FACTORS HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSEHOLD WELFARES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS INCOME GAINS INCOME GROWTH INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INFORMATION ACCESS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK IRRIGATION KEROSENE KEROSENE LAMPS LACK OF ACCESS LAND ASSET LAND ASSETS LANDHOLDINGS MACHINERY MASS NONFARM INCOME OPERATING COSTS PHYSICAL ASSETS PHYSICAL CAPITAL POOR POOR FARMERS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY PROGRAMS POWER POWER CRISIS POWER SECTOR PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PUMPS RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM RETAIL ENTERPRISES RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SANITATION SOLAR HOME SYSTEM SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS TOOLS URBAN DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION VILLAGES WELFARE INDICATORS
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