The Determinants of Electricity Constraints by Firms in Developing Countries

We employ survey data for 108 developing countries over the period 2006-2017 and estimate an ordered probit model to determine firm country characteristics that affect probability a is energy poor - i.e., will report electricity obstacle firm's operations. find firms experienced power outages in manufacturing industry are more likely be poor. In contrast, majority-owned government older less The gender of owner size not correlated with poverty. Among outages, poverty increases frequency as well duration outages. also operate weak institutions where residents have limited access