Replication data for: Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Molly Lipscomb; A. Mushfiq Mobarak; Tania Barham

Name	File Type	Size	Last Modified
data			10/12/2019 04:16:PM
LICENSE.txt	text/plain	14.6 KB	10/12/2019 12:16:PM

Project Citation:

Lipscomb, Molly, Mobarak, A. Mushfiq, and Barham, Tania. Replication data for: Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113850V1

Project Description

Summary: We estimate the development effects of electrification across Brazil over the period 1960-2000. We simulate a time series of hypothetical electricity grids for Brazil for the period 1960-2000 that show how the grid would have evolved had infrastructure investments been made based solely on geography-based cost considerations. Using the model as an instrument, we document large positive effects of electrification on development that are underestimated when one fails to account for endogenous targeting. Broad-based improvement in labor productivity across sectors and regions rather than general equilibrium re-sorting appears to be the likely mechanism by which these development gains are realized. (JEL H54, L94, O11, O13, Q41, Q43)

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      H54 National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
      L94 Electric Utilities
      O11 Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      Q41 Energy: Demand and Supply; Prices
      Q43 Energy and the Macroeconomy

Related Publications

Download this project

Published Versions

V1 [2019-10-12]

Export Metadata

Dublin Core

DDI 2.5

Report a Problem

Found a serious problem with the data, such as disclosure risk or copyrighted content? Let us know.

This material is distributed exactly as it arrived from the data depositor. ICPSR has not checked or processed this material. Users should consult the investigator(s) if further information is desired.