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Occupational Choice and Energy Access – Electricity For More And Better Jobs

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dc.contributor.authorLehr, Ulrike
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-20T16:19:40Z
dc.date.available2023-11-20T16:19:40Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-20
dc.description.abstractElectricity plays a crucial role in health, safety, and participation in the modern world. The channels by which is contributes to economic development are still not fully understood. Especially in rural communities in low-income countries with high shares of subsistence farming, electricity access is often seen as game changer towards more diversified jobs and higher earnings. This paper analyses the effect of electricity access on occupational choices in six Sub-Saharan African countries, using a unique dataset from household surveys combined with electricity modules. It finds that, while the effect of electricity access on the decision for non-farm economic activities is positive, other factors such as educational levels, age, access to loans or land ownership also affect the decision. Overall, wages and earning in non-farm activities are higher in electrified regions and in some sectors, electrification also helps to close the gender pay-gap. However, wages and incomes in rural areas stay below the respective payments in urban areas, so that electricity access and non-farm activities will not keep workers from migrating and seeking better jobs in cities.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099826211082318455/IDU0e7f23410045df042f60aa840e3b303688c3d
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40629
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40629
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJobs Working Paper; Issue No.77
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectENERGY ACCESS
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL CHOICE
dc.subjectNON-FARM ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.titleOccupational Choice and Energy Access – Electricity For More And Better Jobsen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleOccupational Choice and Energy Access – Electricity For More And Better Jobs
okr.date.disclosure2023-11-20
okr.date.lastmodified2023-11-08T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Paper (Numbered Series)
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099826211082318455/IDU0e7f23410045df042f60aa840e3b303688c3d
okr.guid099826211082318455
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-e7f23410-45df-42f6-aa84-e3b303688c3d
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40629
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34193593
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34193593
okr.identifier.report185723
okr.import.id2342
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099826211082318455/pdf/IDU0e7f23410045df042f60aa840e3b303688c3d.pdfen
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Rural Energy
okr.unitJOBS- CCSA - IBRD (HSPJB)
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