Replication data for: The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa
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Project Citation:
Dinkelman, Taryn. Replication data for: The Effects of Rural Electrification on Employment: New Evidence from South Africa. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2011. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112474V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This paper estimates the impact of electrification on employment growth by analyzing South Africa's mass roll-out of electricity to rural households. Using several new data sources and two different identification strategies (an instrumental variables strategy and a fixed effects approach), I find that electrification significantly raises female employment within five years. This new infrastructure appears to increase hours of work for men and women, while reducing female wages and increasing male earnings. Several pieces of evidence suggest that household electrification raises employment by releasing women from home production and enabling microenterprises. Migration behavior may also be affected. (JEL H54, L94,
L98, O15, O18, R23)
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
L94 Electric Utilities
L98 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
L94 Electric Utilities
L98 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
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