Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India

This 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 fuel...

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Main Authors:	Khandker, Shahidur R., Samad, Hussain A., Ali, Rubaba, Barnes, Douglas F.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ADULT EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATE FUELS APPLIANCE OWNERSHIP APPROACH AVAILABILITY BASIC FUEL BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BULK TARIFFS CARBON EMISSIONS CHARCOAL COMMERCIAL FUELS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS COVERS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC PUMPS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY POLICY ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY USERS ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGIES ENERGY USE FAMINE FARM INCOME FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD ITEMS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUEL FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GENERATION GRID ELECTRICITY GROUNDWATER HEATING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER STATIONS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME GROWTH INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES IRRIGATION KEROSENE KEROSENE CONSUMPTION KEROSENE LAMPS LAND ASSETS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MACHINERY MONTHLY CONSUMPTION NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC NONFARM INCOME PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR LIVING POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PRESSURE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PUMPS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIFE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL VILLAGES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TELEVISION TOOLS TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRANSMISSION UTILITY USE OF ELECTRICITY USE OF ENERGY VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION WELFARE INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16391428/benefits-most-rural-electrification-evidence-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328

Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India

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