| Project/Area Number |
20K13498
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
DENDUP Ngawang 早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 講師(任期付) (00844549)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
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| Keywords | electricity / nonlinear price / welfare / social engagement / social interactions / instrumental variables / difference-in-difference / demand / marginal price / average price / subsidy / Nonlinear price / Margina price / block pricing / inefficiency / Electricity / Block Pricing / Developing Country / Emission / Subsidy |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
The electricity consumption in developing countries are increasing and emission from electricity plants are also expected to increase. I use regression discontinuity design to examine if households respond to increasing block price structure, investigates if electricity subsidy can induce conservation and finally, examine the impact of subsidy on electrical appliance ownership.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I wrote two papers using data collected for the research project:
1. "Short-run Impact of Electricity on Social Capital: Evidence from a Rural Electricity Program". This paper has received conditional acceptance from the prestigious journal Empirical Economics, and I hope it will be published soon.
2. "Designing Nonlinear Electricity Pricing with Misperceptions: Evidence from Free Electricity Policy". This paper is still a work in progress. We plan to complete it this year and submit it to a top economics journal.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Access to electricity in developing countries is increasing. Effective pricing mechanisms are crucial to achieving environmental and developmental goals. This study examines the welfare effects of nonlinear pricing and the impact of electricity on social engagement and interactions.
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