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Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India

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dc.contributor.authorAli, Rubaba
dc.contributor.authorKhandker, Shahidur R.
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Douglas F.
dc.contributor.authorSamad, Hussain A.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-29T19:25:28Z
dc.date.available2012-06-29T19:25:28Z
dc.date.issued2012-06
dc.description.abstractThis 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 per capita income and expenditure. Electrification also helps reduce poverty. But the larger share of benefits accrues to wealthier rural households, with poorer ones having more limited use of electricity. The analysis also shows that restricted supply of electricity, due to frequent power outages, negatively affects both household electricity connection and its consumption, thereby reducing the expected benefits of rural electrification.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16391428/benefits-most-rural-electrification-evidence-india
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6095
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6095
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL YIELDS
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectALTERNATE FUELS
dc.subjectAPPLIANCE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBASIC FUEL
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectBETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS FUELS
dc.subjectBULK TARIFFS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FUELS
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCOVERS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectELECTRIC APPLIANCES
dc.subjectELECTRIC LIGHTING
dc.subjectELECTRIC PUMPS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY ACCESS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY POLICY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY USE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY USERS
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENERGY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY STRATEGIES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD-FOR-WORK
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectFUELWOOD
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectHEATING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHORES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYDRO POWER
dc.subjectHYDRO POWER STATIONS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectKEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subjectLAND ASSETS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectMACHINERY
dc.subjectMONTHLY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC
dc.subjectNONFARM INCOME
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOOR LIVING
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectPRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectPUMPS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIC
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL LIFE
dc.subjectRURAL PEOPLE
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectRURAL VILLAGES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTOOLS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION UTILITY
dc.subjectUSE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectUSE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectVILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.titleWho Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in Indiaen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:57:10.668949Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16391428/benefits-most-rural-electrification-evidence-india
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6095
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okr.sectorPower
okr.sectorRenewable energy
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Other environment and natural resources management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Engineering
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Poverty Alleviation
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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