energy

Improving the quality of electricity services can increase electricity consumption through increased appliance ownership, but investments in energy efficiency may mitigate those effects

Expanding electricity transmission lines reduces regional price disparities in electricity, boosts renewable energy, and lowers the overall cost of electricity

Eliminating power outages in the developing world would substantially raise firm productivity and worker wages in the long run

A study in Indonesia reveals that foreign acquisitions lead to a 30% improvement in energy efficiency within two years

Ensuring sufficient investment to establish reliable access to comprehensive basic services, beyond electricity, is needed for impacts to be achieved

Elliott Harris on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); their vision, policy implications, financing strategy, and the way forward

A programme providing rural Indian communities with basic access to electricity did not have broader social or economic impacts in these communities

Energy-efficient technologies are an increasingly relevant policy priority, given growing consensus on the need to tackle climate change. This column examines the productivity benefits of adopting one such technology – LED lighting – for manufacturin...