Development effects of electrification: Evidence from the topographic placement of hydropower plants in Brazil

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 200-231

  Lipscomb, Molly ^a   Mushfiq Mobarak, A ^b   Barham, Tania ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84878974661     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.2.200     Document Type: Article

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