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APL Bakery Seminar
Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
Those
who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
asked
to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
November 16, 2015. (Monday) 12:30-14:00
Venue:
Theme:
Can Solar Lanterns Improve Youth Academic Performance? Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
Abstract
Kerosene
based
lighting
has
been
widely
used
in
developing
countries
for
nighttime
study
for
children
where
electricity
coverage
is
inadequate
and
limited.
Off-grid
portable
solar-based
lighting
could
be
a
useful
alternative
that
can
provide
clean
and
adequate
lighting
for
study.
To
rigorously
investigate
the
effectiveness
of
such
off-grid
solar
products
in
un-electrified
areas,
we
conducted
a
randomized
controlled
trial
in
river
islands
of
northern
Bangladesh
where
no
grid-based
electricity
was
available.
We
found
that
solar
lanterns
significantly
increased
home
study
hours
among
treated
children,
especially
in
the
night
and
before
exams.
School
attendance
rate
also
initially
increased
due
to
the
provision
of
solar
lamps
but
such
effects
faded
away
over
time.
However,
the
increased
study
hours
and
initial
school
attendance
improvement
did
not
translate
into
better
academic
performance.
Varying
the
number
of
products
received
within
the
treatment
groups
also
unaffected
these
findings.
These
findings
may
suggest
the
limited
effectiveness
of
solar
products,
as
long
as
other
education
related
inputs
remain
unchanged.
Speaker:
Abu SHONCHOY
Languages:
English
KIM, Jiyoung E-mail:Jiyoung_Kim

LEI, Lei E-mail:Lei_Lei

OSADA, Noriyuki E-mail:Noriyuki_Osada
