Electricity

Down to the Wire: Leveraging Technology to Improve Electric Utility Cost Recovery
We study the effects of a technical intervention in Karachi, Pakistan – converting bare distribution wires to aerial bundled …
Husnain Ahmad, Ayesha Ali, Robyn Meeks, Zhenxuan Wang, Javed Younas
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Decentralized Renewable Energy to Grow Manufacturing? Evidence from Microhydro Mini-Grids in Nepal
Firms in developing countries often identify electricity as a major constraint to operations. Decentralized renewable energy sources, …
Robyn Meeks, Hope F. Thompson, Zhenxuan Wang
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Constrained Cooling: Electricity Infrastructure, Heat, and Household Responses in Pakistan
In this paper, we investigate household adaptive responses to extreme heat and the role of electricity infrastructure upgrades in …
Husnain Ahmad, Ayesha Ali, Robyn Meeks, Zhenxuan Wang, Javed Younas
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Impacts of Electricity Quality Improvements: Experimental Evidence on Infrastructure Investments
Hundreds of millions of households depend on electricity grid connections providing low quality and unreliable services. Understanding …
Robyn Meeks, Arstan Omuraliev, Ruslan Isaev, Zhenxuan Wang
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