Plausibly Exogenous [1409] - Household Electrification (12/10/2023)
LHS Variable
Fertility and women’s work behavior
RHS Variable
Household electrification
Source of Exogenous Variation
Distance between a municipality and the nearest hydroelectric (which matters for the cost of a household electric connection)
- Grogan (2016), “Household electrification, fertility, and employment: evidence from hydroelectric dam construction in Colombia”