Open AccessThe Impact of Rural Electrification on Education: A Case Study from Peru
Author(s) -
Julio Aguirre
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the lahore journal of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1811-5446
pISSN - 1811-5438
DOI - 10.35536/lje.2017.v22.i1.a5
Subject(s) - endogeneity , instrumental variable , electrification , electricity , rural electrification , economics , demographic economics , educational attainment , economic growth , socioeconomics , econometrics , engineering , electrical engineering
This study examines the indirect impact of rural electrification on education. It finds that the greater the likelihood of a household being connected to the electricity grid, the more time the household’s children are likely to spend studying at home. This finding is interpreted as indirect evidence of an improvement in levels of schooling. Using instrumental variables to overcome endogeneity problems, the study’s LATE estimates reveal that providing households with access to electricity leads to children studying an extra 94 - 137 minutes at home per day, on average.