The Link Between Energy and Poverty: Evidence of Benefits for the Poor

• Main Authors: Ravago, Majah-Leah V, Mapa, Dennis S, Albis, Manuel, del Mundo, Michael
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Economics; Growth and Development
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/40; https://press.up.edu.ph/store/books/view_item/703
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The lack of access to electricity is a major barrier to increasing the welfare of households in the country. Literature suggests that increased electricity consumption tends to increase employment, total hours of paid work, the probability of participating in nonfarm or nonhousehold work, and improv...