Electricity Access and Structural Transformation : Evidence from Brazil's Electrification

This study proposes a novel supply-side mechanism driving economic structural transformation: grid electrification. Increasing electricity availability affects the reallocation of inputs to more productive activities through generating higher retur...

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Main Authors: Perez-Sebastian, Fidel, Steinbuks, Jevgenijs, Feres, Jose, Trotter, Ian
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/728811584105259025/Electricity-Access-and-Structural-Transformation-Evidence-from-Brazils-Electrification
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33442