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DOI | 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.11.012 |
How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya | |
Vernet, Antoine1; Khayesi, Jane N. O.2; George, Vivian3; George, Gerard4; Bahaj, Abubakar S.5 | |
2019-03-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENERGY POLICY
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ISSN | 0301-4215 |
EISSN | 1873-6777 |
出版年 | 2019 |
卷号 | 126页码:88-98 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | England; Singapore |
英文摘要 | We examine the impact of rural electrification on individuals and businesses within a community in order to test a resource-based theory of entrepreneurship. We show that access to electricity increases average households' income and entrepreneurial activities. The impact of electricity on entrepreneurial activity has wide-ranging implications for development policy in countries where access to electricity is sparse. Results show a significant difference in entrepreneurial opportunities with respect to firm formation, with the electrified site reporting more new micro-enterprises (33) than the control site (20) after implementation. Electrification affects both households' income, individuals' perceptions of their social position, and opportunities for business development. Individuals' future expectations and entrepreneurial activities are enhanced in the community that receives electricity. We also find evidence that women-led households benefit from electrification more than men led ones, but this benefit does not eliminate the difference in income between women and men-led household. We discuss implications of the study for entrepreneurship and community social development interventions. |
英文关键词 | Kenya Entrepreneurship Rural electrification Experiment Microenterprise Community development |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000457952000009 |
WOS关键词 | INFRASTRUCTURE ; ENTERPRISES ; PROVISION ; POVERTY ; GROWTH ; IMPACT ; FIELD |
WOS类目 | Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies |
WOS研究方向 | Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/18735 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.UCL, London, England; 2.Univ Essex, Colchester, Essex, England; 3.Royal Coll Art, London, England; 4.Singapore Management Univ, Lee Kong Chian Sch Business, 50 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178899, Singapore; 5.Univ Southampton, Southampton, Hants, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Vernet, Antoine,Khayesi, Jane N. O.,George, Vivian,et al. How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2019,126:88-98. |
APA | Vernet, Antoine,Khayesi, Jane N. O.,George, Vivian,George, Gerard,&Bahaj, Abubakar S..(2019).How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya.ENERGY POLICY,126,88-98. |
MLA | Vernet, Antoine,et al."How does energy matter? Rural electrification, entrepreneurship, and community development in Kenya".ENERGY POLICY 126(2019):88-98. |
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