From Darkness to Light: The Effect of Electrification in Ghana, 2000-2010

被引：13

作者：

Akpandjar, George ^{[1
]}

Kitchens, Carl ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Wells Fargo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

[2] Florida State Univ, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

来源：

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE | 2017年 / 66卷 / 01期

关键词：

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; BABY BOOM; ELECTRICITY; IMPROVEMENTS; EMPLOYMENT; EXPOSURE; INDIA;

D O I：

10.1086/693707

中图分类号：

K9 [地理];

学科分类号：

0705 ;

摘要：

This article examines the relationship between electrification, the structure of employment, and the structure of the household using the rollout of electricity in Ghana between 2000 and 2010. We find, using the 10% microsamples of the Ghana census, that residential electric access led to movements out of agriculture and toward higher-skilled wage-earning occupations. Within the household, electrification resulted in a shift away from the use of wood fuels, reduced fertility, and led to larger investments in the education of existing children.

引用

页码：31 / 54

页数：24

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