Ali, RubabaKhandker, Shahidur R.Barnes, Douglas F.Samad, Hussain A.2012-06-292012-06-292012-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328This 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-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYADULT EDUCATIONAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL YIELDSAIR POLLUTIONALTERNATE FUELSAPPLIANCE OWNERSHIPAPPROACHAVAILABILITYBASIC FUELBENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATIONBETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATIONBIOMASSBIOMASS FUELSBULK TARIFFSCARBON EMISSIONSCHARCOALCOMMERCIAL FUELSCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDSCOVERSDEMAND FOR ELECTRICITYDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTSELECTRIC APPLIANCESELECTRIC LIGHTINGELECTRIC PUMPSELECTRICITYELECTRICITY ACCESSELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY DEMANDELECTRICITY GENERATIONELECTRICITY POLICYELECTRICITY SERVICEELECTRICITY SERVICESELECTRICITY SUPPLYELECTRICITY USEELECTRICITY USERSELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMSEMPLOYMENTENERGY EXPENDITUREENERGY NEEDSENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCEENERGY SERVICESENERGY SOURCESENERGY STRATEGIESENERGY USEFAMINEFARM INCOMEFOOD EXPENDITUREFOOD ITEMSFOOD-FOR-WORKFUELFUEL USEFUELSFUELWOODGENERATIONGRID ELECTRICITYGROUNDWATERHEATINGHOUSEHOLD ACCESSHOUSEHOLD CHORESHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHOUSEHOLD ENERGY USEHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOMEHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYDRO POWERHYDRO POWER STATIONSINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOME GROWTHINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESIRRIGATIONKEROSENEKEROSENE CONSUMPTIONKEROSENE LAMPSLAND ASSETSLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASMACHINERYMONTHLY CONSUMPTIONNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRICNONFARM INCOMEPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPOORPOOR COMMUNITIESPOOR LIVINGPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPOVERTY INCIDENCEPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOWERPRESSUREPRICE OF ELECTRICITYPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY SOURCEPUMPSRURALRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ELECTRICRURAL ELECTRICITYRURAL ELECTRIFICATIONRURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMRURAL HOUSEHOLDRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL LIFERURAL PEOPLERURAL POPULATIONRURAL REGIONSRURAL VILLAGESSOCIAL PROGRAMSSUPPLY OF ELECTRICITYTELEVISIONTOOLSTRADITIONAL BIOMASSTRANSMISSION UTILITYUSE OF ELECTRICITYUSE OF ENERGYVILLAGE ELECTRIFICATIONWELFARE INDICATORSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-6095