Access to electricity and socio-economic characteristics: panel data evidence from 31 countries

Andrea Vaona and Natalia Magnani ()
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Natalia Magnani: University of Trento, Dipartimento di Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale

No 15/2014, Working Papers from University of Verona, Department of Economics

Abstract: The case study literature on access to electricity highlighted a number of socio-economic variables linked to it. The purpose of our research is to check whether these variables also show up in panel data/cross-country regressions and to assess their relative strength. Our results support the widespread belief that electrification plans in developing countries should target rural areas and extensively rely on renewable energy sources. They should also be accompanied by measures fostering human capital accumulation and the involvement of local population. These general results need to be gauged within each country's specific context, carefully considering its own complexities. Therefore, our results complement, rather than substitute the available case study literature.

Keywords: electricity access; panel data regression; socio-economic variables; developing countries. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O50 Q01 Q29 Q39 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42
Date: 2014-09
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