The effects of electrification on employment in rural Peru

Artikel

We study the effects of a rural electrification program on employment in Peru. Taking advantage of the program's roll-out across districts over time, we adopt differences-in-differences and fixed-effects strategies to estimate the impact of electrification on labor market outcomes. Our preferred specification suggests that, among males, the program increases hours of work and diminishes the likelihood of having a second occupation. Among females, the treatment raises employment and earnings and increases the probability of working outside the agricultural sector.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: IZA Journal of Labor & Development ; ISSN: 2193-9020 ; Volume: 4 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 6 ; Pages: 1-16 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
• Thema: Electrification ; Employment ; Peru

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Dasso, Rosamaría ; Fernandez, Fernando
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Springer
• (wo): Heidelberg
• (wann): 2015

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40175-015-0028-4
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/152402
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ