Energy & Environment
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From fog to smog: The value of pollution information
China’s air quality monitoring and disclosure programme triggered a cascade of changes in household behaviour with significant health benefits
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Going green in China: Firms’ responses to stricter environmental regulations
Firms are reactive to better enforcement of emission controls. This effect is more apparent among firms in industries with higher pollution intensity
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Does foreign investment create green growth?
A study in Indonesia reveals that foreign acquisitions lead to a 30% improvement in energy efficiency within two years
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Improved cooking stoves in India: Evaluating long-run impacts
The limited impacts of an improved cooking stove programme in India suggest that testing interventions in real-world conditions is important
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In harm’s way? Climate change and road investment in Vietnam
Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels
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Charging ahead: Prepaid metering, electricity use, and utility revenue
Prepaid electricity meters are changing how residential customers pay for power across the developing world
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Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia
Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition
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Can electricity access help solve poverty in Kenya?
Ensuring sufficient investment to establish reliable access to comprehensive basic services, beyond electricity, is needed for impacts to be achieved
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How does access to electricity affect people’s lives?
Free electricity connections in rural South African households changed home production technologies and induced more women to work in the market