Publications

S. Berkouwer and J. Dean. "Credit, attention, and externalities in the adoption of energy efficient technologies by low-income households." American Economic Review. 2022. 122(10)1-41.
AER Link | Paper | Online Appendix | Data
The Daily Pennsylvanian - Dec 2021
Kleinman Center Policy Digest - Dec 2021
​Knowledge @ Wharton - Nov 2021
Our World In Data - Jul 2021
Giving Green - Nov 2020
Chicago Booth Review - Sep 2020
VoxDev - May 2020
World Bank Development Impact - Nov 2019
Energy Institute at Haas Blog - Oct 2019
International Growth Center Policy Brief - Aug 2019
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S. Berkouwer, P. Biscaye, S. Puller, and C. Wolfram. "Disbursing emergency relief through utilities: Evidence from Ghana." Journal of Development Economics. 2022. 156(C)102826.
JDE Link | Paper | Online Appendix | Data
World Bank Sustainable Energy for All - Jul 2022
Energy Institute at Haas Blog - Jul 2020

S. Berkouwer. "Electric heating and the effects of temperature on household electricity consumption in South Africa." The Energy Journal. 2020. 41(4)209-230.
​IAEE Link | Paper | Executive summary

Working papers

​"The impact of reduced charcoal usage on indoor air quality and health in Nairobi, Kenya," with J. T. Dean. Accepted, Journal of Development Economics (Pre-results Review).
Pre-analysis plan | AEA RCT Registry #2484

"Donor contracting conditions and public procurement: Causal evidence from Kenyan electrification" with C. Wolfram, E. Miguel, and E. Hsu. 
Latest version
DFID Economic Development & Institutions Policy Brief - Mar 2021
DFID Economic Development & Institutions Blog - Mar 2021

"Money or Power? Choosing Covid-19 Aid in Kenya," with P. Biscaye, E. Hsu, O. Kim, K. Lee, E. Miguel, and C. Wolfram. ​Submitted. 
Latest version 
Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries - Apr 2022
International Growth Center Blog - May 2021

Research in progress

​​"The economics of grid reliability and voltage improvements," with P. Biscaye, C. Wolfram, and S. Puller 
3ie RIDIE Registration ID 928
Center for Effective Global Action Blog - Aug 2022
Energy for Growth Memo - Nov 2021

​​"Mitigating climate risk through parametric insurance," with J. T. Dean
Wharton Risk Center Blog - Feb 2022

Other work

N. Klugman, J. Adkins, S. Berkouwer, K. Abrokwah, M. Podolsky, P. Pannuto, C. Wolfram, J. Taneja, and P. Dutta. “Measuring Grid Reliability in Ghana.” In: Introduction to Development Engineering, edited by T. Madon et al. 2023. Springer (Open Access).
Springer Link | Paper

N. Klugman, J. Adkins, S. Berkouwer, K. Abrokwah, I. Bobashev, P. Pannuto, M. Podolsky, A. Suseno, R. Thatte, C. Wolfram, J. Taneja, and P. Dutta. ​"Hardware, apps, and surveys at scale: Insights from measuring grid reliability in Accra, Ghana, " ACM COMPASS '19 (Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies). July 2019.
​ACM Link | Paper
Energy Institute at Haas Blog - Feb 2019