Communities in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries, face obstacles
in supplying continuous water to household consumers. Authorities often cite water scarcity …

Although the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for drinking water was met, in
many developing countries water supplies are unreliable. This paper reviews how …

Vehicle electrification has emerged as a global strategy to address climate change and
emissions externalities from the transportation sector. Deployment of charging infrastructure …

We estimate the effects of electricity shortages on Indian manufacturers, instrumenting with
supply shifts from hydroelectric power availability. We estimate that India's average reported …

Scarce and unreliable urban water supply in many countries has caused municipal users to
rely on transfers from rural wells via unregulated markets. Assessments of this pervasive …

Unreliable inputs to production, particularly those that are difficult to store, can significantly
limit firms' productivity, leading them to react in a number of ways. This paper uses a panel of …

In this paper we assess the extent to which power outages affect the sales of firms across
different African economies. We address the potential endogeneity concerns endemic in …

This article surveys selected contributions of economics to the literature on water pollution
and the regulation of water quality. While not a comprehensive review, the article highlights …

It is common to argue that water infrastructure innovations improve life expectancy. Yet the
benefits of clean water depend on a mechanism to dispose of waste water. We draw on the …

Many drinking water utilities face immense challenges in supplying sustainable, drought-
resilient services to households. Here we propose a quantified framework to perform …