Impact of electrification on children's nutritional status in rural Bangladesh

Tomoki Fujii, Abu Shonchoy and Xu Sijia

No 579, IDE Discussion Papers from Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization(JETRO)

Abstract: We offer micro-econometric evidence for a positive impact of rural electrification on the nutritional status of children under five as measured by height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) in rural Bangladesh. In most estimates, access to electricity is found to improve HAZ by more than 0.15 points and this positive impact comes from increased wealth and reduced fertility, even though the evidence for the latter is weak. We also analyze the causal channels through the local health facility and exposure to television. We find no evidence for the presence of the former channel and mixed evidence for the latter.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Nutrition; Electric power; Rural development; Electrification; Height-for-age Z score; Malnutrition; Television; Wealth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I15 O15 O22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016-03-01
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Journal Article: Impact of Electrification on Children’s Nutritional Status in Rural Bangladesh (2018)
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