poverty line, the paper finds that some 58 percent of rural households in Bangladesh are energy poor, compared with 45 percent … 2004 survey of some 2,300 households in rural Bangladesh, this paper studies the welfare impacts of household energy use … energy poverty line. The paper finds that although the use of both traditional (biomass energy burned in conventional stoves …

channels, a significant impact on poverty reduction is achieved under more restrictive conditions. These conditions revolve … examines the extent to which micro-credit reduces poverty and vulnerability through a case study of BRAC, one of the largest … providers of micro-credit to the poor in Bangladesh. Household consumption data collected from 1,072 households is used to show …