Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Chindarkar, Namrata"
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Did it increase energy consumption? A difference-in-differences evaluation of a rural electrification policy in Gujarat, India using night-time lights data
Chindarkar, Namrata; Goyal, Nihit (Elsevier, 2023-09-25)Electricity access is an important issue and building capacity for it requires drawing relevant lessons from past policies. In this study, we evaluate the effect of the Jyotigram Yojana, or the lighted village scheme, a ... -
Energy access for marginalized communities: evidence from rural North India, 2015 - 2018
Pelz, Setu; Chindarkar, Namrata; Urpelainen, Johannes (World Development, 2020-10-13)Rural energy access in India has improved steadily over the last decade. This progress is attributed to national energy reforms that aim to not only expand access to grid electricity and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) but ... -
Examining the willingness-to-pay for exclusive use of LPG for cooking among rural households in India
Chindarkar, Namrata; Jain, Abhishek; Mani, Sunil (Elsevier, 2021-01-01)Using unique household-level data from rural areas of six energy-access-deprived states in India, we examine the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for exclusive use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking. We find that awareness ... -
Link between farm electricity supply management, farm investments, and farm incomes - evidence from India
Chindarkar, Namrata; Chen, Yvonne Jie; Sathe, Shilpa (Energy Policy, 2020-04-09)This paper examines the link between farm electricity supply management in the context of Gujarat's feeder segregation program, “Jyotigram Yojana” (JGY), investments in fixed and variable farm inputs, and net farm income ...