How communities benefit from rural electrification in Africa Electrification is often seen as the spark for development. But in much of Africa, the biggest benefits may come not from households plugging in, but from the community services that light up around them.

🆕 How communities benefit from rural electrification in Africa

Today on VoxDev, Maika Schmidt (University of Sussex) & Alexander Moradi (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) discuss how community services benefit from rural electrification in Burkina Faso: https://ow.ly/pXko50X8lv0

Change in grid in Burkina Faso from 2007 to 2017

Based on detailed governmental data since removed from the public domain after the 2022 coup.

Forthcoming in *JDE*! We study Burkina Faso’s 2008–17 grid rollout to compare community vs. private electrification effects. Despite low household uptake, electrification boosted public goods—schools, water, lighting—and benefited even unconnected homes. ⚡📊 Now online: doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...

Congrats to Steve Stillman & @mhalla.bsky.social on winning FWF grant PIN6952224: *"Economic Consequences of the Option Agreement in South Tyrol,"* featuring deep archival work.
Excited to co-lead Paper 3 — Reviewer 1 loved it! 😁
Can’t wait to launch our survey on culture, identity & politics. 📝📈

Back in Oxford to present at the Economic and Social History Seminar. Grateful to revisit the place that shaped me during my postdoc years (2005–08). Warm memories and familiar faces.

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Colonial Histories, Digital Methods - Call for participants The Colonial Digital History Network invites you to join its inaugural workshop on 13 May 2025. This half-day event is designed for scholars interested in exploring various aspects of colonial histori...

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Positions for Academic Staff | Economic Policy and Applied Economics Direct call from abroad to fill a tenured associate professorship in the disciplinary-scientific group 13/ECON-02 (Economic Policy) in the disciplinary-scientific sector ECON-02/A (Economic Policy) or...

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Thanks for coming and contributing, with a great paper and comments. I hope you enjoyed Ötzi, the iceman.

Once again, an amazing group this year: @mircotonin.bsky.social, Patricia Funk, Leo Saenger, Jakub Lonsky, Eliott Ash, @olaolsson.bsky.social , Ekaterina Travova, Aurelie Gillen, Christian Ochsner, and Giovanni Mastrobuoni. Plus, what an awesome skiing team! ⛷️👏

Wrapping up the 3rd Bolzano Workshop! 🎉 Highlights: @essobecker.bsky.social keynote on:
1. Tackling spatial autocorrelation: a post-Conley practitioner's guide & 'spur' Stata package (based on Müller & Watson's work). Can't wait to use it!
2. The Past, Present & Future of Religion.

🥊 Ready for the 3rd Bolzano Workshop on Historical Economics!
From the majestic South Tyrolean Alps, where economics meets history in a knockout bout of ideas. Electrifying debates and brilliant scholars await.
The final program is now available—explore the highlights! @essobecker.bsky.social