The impact of rural electrification on income and education: Evidence from Bhutan

Santosh Kumar and Ganesh Rauniyar
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Santosh Kumar Gautam

Review of Development Economics, 2018, vol. 22, issue 3, 1146-1165

Abstract: We investigate the impact of a rural electrification program on household income and children's schooling in rural Bhutan. Using propensity score matching, we find that electrification had a statistically significant impact on nonfarm income and education. Nonfarm income increased by 61 percent and children gained 0.72 additional years of schooling and 9 minutes of study time per day. We do not observe significant effects on farm income. Results are consistent and robust to different matching algorithms. Our findings indicate that investments in reducing energy deficit may help improve human welfare in Bhutan.

Date: 2018
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