@article{Bonan:189697,
      recid = {189697},
      author = {Bonan, Jacopo and Pareglio, Stefano and Tavoni, Massimo},
      title = {Access to Modern Energy: a Review of Impact Evaluations},
      address = {2014-11-19},
      number = {830-2016-55289},
      series = {ERM},
      pages = {30},
      month = {Nov},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Universal access to modern energy services, in terms of  access to electricity and to modern cooking facilities, has  been recognized as fundamental challenge for development  and is likely to be included in the post-2015 Sustainable  Development Goals. Despite a strong praise for action and  several programs at both national and international level,  very few impact evaluation studies try to shed light on the  causal relationship between access to energy and  development, by also allowing decision makers to rigorously  assess cost-effectiveness and efficiency of policies and  programs. This work attempts to review the literature on  existing impact evaluation of access to electricity and  modern cooking facilities. For access to electricity we  consider as outcomes labour markets, time allocation,  household welfare (consumption, income, schooling and  health) and business. For access to improved cookstoves, we  assess impacts on household welfare. The reviewed  literature highlights a significant causal impact of  electricity access on important metrics of wellbeing, but  more mixed evidence regarding clean cookstove. Finally, we  also review the barriers and drivers of access to modern  energy services identified by most recent impact evaluation  studies.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/189697},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.189697},
}