Publications
Berkouwer, S. and J. T. 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
Berkouwer, S., 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
Berkouwer, S. 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 | Disclosure statement
Donor contracting conditions and public procurement: Causal evidence from Kenyan electrification, with C. Wolfram, E. Miguel, and E. Hsu. Submitted.
Latest version | NBER Working Paper #30948 
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 ​
Research in progress
​The economics of grid reliability and voltage improvements, with P. Biscaye, C. Wolfram, and S. Puller ​
​3ie RIDIE Registration ID 928
​​Mitigating climate risk through parametric insurance, with J. T. Dean
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).
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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