Household-level effects of electricity on off-farm income

Brandon Bridge () and Matías Fontenla
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Brandon Bridge: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Montana

Economics Bulletin, 2019, vol. 39, issue 1, 409-418

Abstract: This paper looks at the effect of energy poverty on income in Nicaragua. Energy poverty, defined as the absence of sufficient choice in accessing adequate, affordable, reliable, high-quality, safe and environmentally benign energy services to support economic and human development, can have wide-ranging impacts on human development and quality of life. Nicaragua is one of the least developed countries in Latin America, and has a high incidence of energy poverty. Almost 28% of households in Nicaragua have no access to electricity. Using Living Standards Measurement Survey panel data from 1998-99 and 2005, and propensity score matching quantile difference-in-difference techniques, this paper investigates energy poverty in Nicaragua and its impact on household off-farm income. We find large and significant effects of electricity on off-farm income.

Keywords: energy poverty; electricity; rural electrification; development; poverty; Nicaragua (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O1 Q4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-02-18
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