What could explain low uptake of rural electricity programs in Africa? Empirical evidence from rural Tanzania
How to Foster Adoption of Electricity and Income Generation in Recently Electrified Areas. A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Rural Rwanda
Despite a significant rollout of the electric grid, electricity usage among household and micro-enterprises in rural Rwanda remains low. This project seeks to answer if the benefits of on-grid
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Energy
The Senegal Migration Panel: Understanding Mobility in a Climate-Stressed Population
In an interdisciplinary team of economists, sociologist, and political scientist, the project plans to analyze the influence of climate change on attitudes towards migration and actual migration
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Energy
The energy poverty PIRE in Southern Africa (EPPSA) - Malawi and Zambia
This project focuses on understanding cookstove and solar home system adoption impacts in Southern Africa, specifically in Malawi and Zambia. A policy workshop is planned in Zambia in Q2 of 2025 to
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Energy
EEU Seminar - Filip Johnsson
The next EEU seminar will be held on Monday the 31th of March at 12:10 – 13:15 in B44. The seminar will be held by Filip Johnsson and he will be presenting on the topic of: Two perspectives on the…
Does electrification illuminate women's lives?
A key reason for women’s low labour force participation in developing countries is the burden of unpaid domestic work. Analysing data from rural Bangladesh, this article assesses whether electrification can make a difference by increasing access to time-saving technologies. It finds that women in electrified homes are able to divert some time away from housework to farm work and leisure, and have a greater say in decision-making.
This is the third post of a five-part series to mark International Women’s Day 2025.
Women Empowerment in Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Manufacturing Productivity
Key Messages
- It is painted that product innovation has a positive effect on energy efficiency
- Energy efficiency in the case studies has a positive effect on TFP, capital productivity, and labour productivity
- On average, Ghana has the highest energy efficiency among the four case study countries including Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria
- There is no association between firm innovation and gender in Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria
- Findings highlighted that productivity effects of energy efficiency are lower for women-owned enterprises