The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú

Autores
Dasso, Rosamaría; Fernández, Fernando
Año de publicación
2013
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inglés
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Descripción
We examine the effects of a rural electrification program on employment in Peru. Exploiting the roll-out of the program across districts over time, we adopt differences-in-differences and fixedeffects strategies to estimate the impact of the program on labor market outcomes. The results from our preferred specification suggest that, among males, providing electrification increases hours of work and diminishes the likelihood of having a second occupation. Among females, the treatment rises earnings and these gains seem to be driven by a shift towards non-agricultural jobs. Then, we construct a measure of treatment intensity and show that each additional electrification project increases the magnitude of the estimated impacts (in absolute terms).
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS)
Materia
Ciencias Económicas
Perú
trabajo rural
Energía Eléctrica
JEL: J22, O13
electrification
employment
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
title The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
spellingShingle The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
Dasso, Rosamaría
Ciencias Económicas
Perú
trabajo rural
Energía Eléctrica
JEL: J22, O13
electrification
employment
title_short The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
title_full The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
title_fullStr The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
title_full_unstemmed The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
title_sort The effects of electrification on employment in rural Perú
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dasso, Rosamaría
Fernández, Fernando
author Dasso, Rosamaría
author_facet Dasso, Rosamaría
Fernández, Fernando
author_role author
author2 Fernández, Fernando
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Económicas
Perú
trabajo rural
Energía Eléctrica
JEL: J22, O13
electrification
employment
topic Ciencias Económicas
Perú
trabajo rural
Energía Eléctrica
JEL: J22, O13
electrification
employment
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We examine the effects of a rural electrification program on employment in Peru. Exploiting the roll-out of the program across districts over time, we adopt differences-in-differences and fixedeffects strategies to estimate the impact of the program on labor market outcomes. The results from our preferred specification suggest that, among males, providing electrification increases hours of work and diminishes the likelihood of having a second occupation. Among females, the treatment rises earnings and these gains seem to be driven by a shift towards non-agricultural jobs. Then, we construct a measure of treatment intensity and show that each additional electrification project increases the magnitude of the estimated impacts (in absolute terms).
Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS)
description We examine the effects of a rural electrification program on employment in Peru. Exploiting the roll-out of the program across districts over time, we adopt differences-in-differences and fixedeffects strategies to estimate the impact of the program on labor market outcomes. The results from our preferred specification suggest that, among males, providing electrification increases hours of work and diminishes the likelihood of having a second occupation. Among females, the treatment rises earnings and these gains seem to be driven by a shift towards non-agricultural jobs. Then, we construct a measure of treatment intensity and show that each additional electrification project increases the magnitude of the estimated impacts (in absolute terms).
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