Electrification, Environment, and Economic Development in Developing Countries

Alpha LY (Paris Dauphine) Electrification, Environment, and Economic DevelopmentOinctDoebveer l2o0p,in2g0C23ountries 6 / 38 Chapter I Electrification reduces the need both to expand farms and to collect firewood, and is therefore an effective way to mitigate deforestation (An et al., 2002; Dube et al., 2014; Mensah and Adu, 2015; Tanner and Johnston, 2017; Bakehe and Hassan, 2022). [...] Research question 1 What is the relationship between electricity access and biomass fuel consumption in Côte d’Ivoire? 2 How does electricity access influence the size and expansion of arable farms? Alpha LY (Paris Dauphine) Electrification, Environment, and Economic DevelopmentOinctDoebveer l2o0p,in2g0C23ountries 7 / 38 Chapter I Data Last four waves of the Households LSMS (1998, 2002, 2008 and 2. [...] Alpha LY (Paris Dauphine) Electrification, Environment, and Economic DevelopmentOinctDoebveer l2o0p,in2g0C23ountries 16 / 38 Chapter III Favourable role (Pargal, 2003; Wallsten, 2002; Rubino and Cuomo, 2015); in developing countries (Andres et al., 2007; Cubbin and Stern, 2005; Gassner et al., 2009), and in electricity sector (Bergara et al., 1998; Zhang et al., 2008; Cubbin and Stern, 2006). [...] Alpha LY (Paris Dauphine) Electrification, Environment, and Economic DevelopmentOinctDoebveer l2o0p,in2g0C23ountries 23 / 38 Chapter IV We highlight: Main results A (-) effect of outages on TFPR and a strong link between the severity of self-reported power constraints by firms and the magnitude of productivity loss. [...] Uncovering the drivers of utility performance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on the role of the private sector, regulation, and governance in the power, water, and telecommunication sectors.