The effects of electrification on employment in rural Peru

dc.creatorDasso, Rosamaría
dc.creatorFernandez, Francisco A.
dc.date2015-07-10
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:28Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:24:07Z
dc.descriptionWe study the effects of a rural electrification program on employment in Peru. Taking advantage of the program's roll-out across districts over time, we adopt differences-in-differences and fixed-effects strategies to estimate the impact of electrification on labor market outcomes. Our preferred specification suggests that, among males, the program increases hours of work and diminishes the likelihood of having a second occupation. Among females, the treatment raises employment and earnings and increases the probability of working outside the agricultural sector. JEL codes J22; O13
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150335
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103293
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDasso, Rosamaría; and Fernandez, Fernando. 2015. The effects of electrification on employment in rural Peru. IZA Journal of Labor & Development 4:6 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40175-015-0028-4
dc.subjectelectrification
dc.subjectemployment
dc.titleThe effects of electrification on employment in rural Peru
dc.typeJournal Article

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