| ID | 190611 |
| Title Proper | Community-based energy revolution |
| Other Title Information | an evaluation of China's photovoltaic poverty alleviation Program's economic and social benefits |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Xiao, Han ; Xiao,. Han |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | We use a unique micro dataset from the period of 2014–2021 to evaluate China's Photovoltaic Poverty Alleviation (PVPA) program. By employing a difference-in-differences strategy, we find that the community-based PVPA stations distributed in China are anti-poverty facilities that can reconcile equity and efficiency. The PVPA program not only significantly increases the total income of treated households, but also reduces the within-village inequality and encourages off-farm labor supply. Heterogeneity analysis suggests that the effect of PVPA is more substantial for households with a high dependency ratio and in villages where officials are well-educated. The benefit-cost ratio of a village-level PVPA station is greater than one, indicating that the community-based PVPA program is cost-effective. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 177, Jun 2023: p.113555 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy 2023-06 177 |
| Key Words | Community-based energy revolution ; China's photovoltaic poverty ; Program's economic and social benefits |