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Technological change, energy, environment and economic growth in Japan

Besstremjannaja, Galina Evgen'evna; Dasher, Richard; … - 2019

important differences between Japanese and US energy firms: lower elasticity of the innovation production function in R …

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Energy consumption and economic growth : new insights into the cointegration relationship

Belke, Ansgar; Dreger, Christian; Haan, Frauke de - 2010

This paper examines the long-run relationship between energy consumption and real GDP, including energy prices, for 25 … developments dominate the long-run relationship between energy consumption and real GDP. Furthermore, the results suggest that … energy consumption is price-inelastic. Causality tests indicate the presence of a bi-directional causal relationship between …

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A recipe for success? : randomized free distribution of improved cooking stoves in Senegal

Bensch, Gunther; Peters, Jörg - 2012

promotion of these stoves. -- Impact evaluation ; randomized controlled trial ; respiratory disease symptoms ; energy access …

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Impacts of rural electrification in Rwanda

Bensch, Gunther; Kluve, Jochen; Peters, Jörg - 2011

; energy access ; impact evaluation ; matching …

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Does large scale infrastructure investment alleviate poverty? : impacts of Rwanda’s electricity access roll-out program

Lenz, Luciane; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2015

The United Nations’ objective to provide electricity to the 1.3 billion people without access in developing countries comes at high costs. Little evidence exists on socioeconomic impacts of electrification. This paper rigorously investigates effects of a large grid extension program in Rwanda...

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A first step up the energy ladder? : low cost solar kits and household’s welfare in rural Rwanda

Grimm, Michael; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - 2015

electricity is a prerequisite for human development, the United Nations initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) has … proclaimed the goal of providing modern energy to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower … simple Pico-Photovoltaic kit that barely exceeds the benchmark of what the UN considers as modern energy. We find significant …

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Rural electrification and domestic violence in Sub–Saharan Africa

Sievert, Maximiliane - 2015

One third of all women experience violence within their lifetime, most frequently perpetrated by their intimate partner (IPV). It impacts women’s sexual, reproductive, and mental health, and increases the risk of chronic disease. Ways to reduce IPV are less obvious, though. Especially in rural...

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The lighting transition in Africa : from kerosene to LED and the emerging dry-cell battery problem

Bensch, Gunther; Peters, Jörg; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2015

Non-electrified people in Africa, still more than 500 million today, have been using kerosene and candles for their lighting purposes for decades. The lighting quality of these sources is low and in particular kerosene usage is associated with harmful soot emissions. Alleviating this grievance...

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Fear of the dark? : how access to electric lighting affects security attitudes and nighttime activities in rural Senegal

Bensch, Gunther; Peters, Jörg; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2012

indication for improvements in perceived security. -- Rural electrification ; energy access ; impact evaluation ; matching …

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Inside the metrics : an empirical comparison of energy poverty indices for Sub-Saharan countries

Bensch, Gunther - 2013

"Nachhaltige Energie für alle" – auf diesen Namen tauften die Vereinten Nationen und Weltbank jüngst eine Initiative, die den weltweiten Zugang zu modernen Energieformen fördern soll. Die allgemeine Überwindung des Mangels an verlässlicher und sauberer Energie, u.a. in Form von...

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