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Abstract We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and spousal influence result in low willingness to pay (WTP) for technologies that can benefit all household members. We…

17 February 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia

Abstract In this paper, we investigate the impact of electricity on household food consumption and the nutritional status of children under the age of five, with attention to female-headed households…

23 June 2022 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

Does access to electricity promote business creation over the short term and long term? Does the effect differ with grid and off-grid electricity access? We provide insights from the Electricity...

23 June 2022 | Research Brief | Ethiopia

Does access to electricity promote business creation over the short term and long term? Does the effect differ with grid and off-grid electricity access? We provide insights from the Electricity...

20 April 2022 | Policy Brief | Ethiopia

Access to grid electricity helps rural households start non-agricultural businesses.

23 March 2022 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

Energy has been called the “golden thread” that connects economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability, but important knowledge gaps exist on the impacts of low- and middle-income…

6 October 2020 | Peer Reviewed | China, Chile, Sweden, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Central America, Global Hub

Renewable energy sources such as solar are an alternative to provide clean lighting for many rural households in developing countries. However, transition to these lighting sources has been slow…

28 August 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | China, Chile, Ethiopia

We use a field experiment to identify how differences in preferences and autonomy in decision-making result in sub-optimal adoption of technologies that can maximize the welfare of all members of the…

17 July 2019 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global Hub

This paper examines the determinants of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ adoption of energy efficiency practices and technologies, using cross-sectional data of 8174 randomly selected enterprises…

21 May 2018 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia

This study conducted a cross-sectional survey of 8174 micro, small and medium enterprises from ten major urban areas in Ethiopia to study the determinants of the enterprises’ adoption of energy…

9 February 2018 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia