We investigate the effectiveness of large electricity subsidies aimed at reducing the consumption of dirty energy and improving the ambient air quality. We exploit a policy change in Mongolia that provides 50–100 percent tariff subsidy on the off-peak hour consumption to households in some...

This paper investigates the economic impacts of the mining sector on household expenditures. Employing the difference-in-differences model and the Mongolia Household Socio-Economic Survey data from 2008 to 2016, I find that the mining activities benefited local residents. Specifically, mining...

We investigate the effectiveness of large electricity subsidies aimed at reducing the consumption of dirty energy and improving the ambient air quality. We exploit a policy change in Mongolia that provides 50--100 percent subsidy to households in some regions, allowing us to use...

We investigate the effectiveness of large electricity subsidies to reduce the consumption of dirty energy and improve ambient air quality. We exploit a policy change in Mongolia that provides 50-100 percent subsidy to households in some regions, allowing us to use difference-in-differences...