This study proposes a novel supply-side mechanism driving economic structural transformation: grid electrification. Increasing electricity availability affects the reallocation of inputs to more productive activities through generating higher returns and lowering entry costs in sectors with greater infrastructure intensity. The results of modeling and econometric analysis based on Brazil's historical data over the period 1970-2006 confirm that the...
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2020/03/13
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS9182
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2020/03/13
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Disclosed
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Electricity Access and Structural Transformation : Evidence from Brazil's Electrification
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electricity infrastructure