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Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. Meles, Tensay Hadush & Mekonnen, Alemu & Jeuland, Marc & Beyene, Abebe D. & Klug, Thomas & Hassen, Sied & Sebsibie, Samuel & Pattanayak, Subhrendu K., 2025. "Does the payment vehicle matter for valuing improved electricity reliability? A discrete choice experiment in Ethiopia," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
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  9. Apeti,Ablam Estel & Ly,Alpha, 2023. "Power Constraints and Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in Developing Countries," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10510, The World Bank.
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  28. Asif M. Islam & Silvia Muzi, 2022. "Does mobile money enable women-owned businesses to invest? Firm-level evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 59(3), pages 1245-1271, October.
  29. Mensah, Justice Tei, 2024. "Jobs! Electricity shortages and unemployment in Africa," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 167(C).
  30. Lin, Yatang & Kassem, Dana, 2025. "The environmental cost of power outages: Evidence from Delhi," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 242(C).
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  32. Missbach, Leonard & Steckel, Jan Christoph & Renner, Sebastian & Kraus, Sebastian, 2024. "Coal-fired power plants and industrial development," EconStor Preprints 300209, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
  33. Hirwa, Jusse & Zolan, Alexander & Becker, William & Flamand, Tülay & Newman, Alexandra, 2023. "Optimizing design and dispatch of a resilient renewable energy microgrid for a South African hospital," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 348(C).
  34. Xia, Fang & Gao, Xuwen & Fan, Shenggen & Song, Feng, 2025. "The impact of reliable electricity access on agricultural income and land utilization in China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 150(C).
  35. Strmota Marin & Ivanda Krešimir, 2022. "Electricity Access in non-OECD Countries: Do Household Size and Composition Matter?," Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 25(1), pages 61-78.
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  37. Polleux, Louis & Guerassimoff, Gilles & Marmorat, Jean-Paul & Sandoval-Moreno, John & Schuhler, Thierry, 2022. "An overview of the challenges of solar power integration in isolated industrial microgrids with reliability constraints," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 155(C).
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  41. Islam,Asif Mohammed & Muzi,Silvia, 2020. "Mobile Money and Investment by Women Businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9338, The World Bank.
  42. Islam, Asif & Hyland, Marie, 2019. "The drivers and impacts of water infrastructure reliability – a global analysis of manufacturing firms," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 163(C), pages 143-157.
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  48. Marchand, Sébastien & Zerbo, Mouhamed, 2025. "Enhancing employment through log export ban: Insights from wood-processing firms in developing countries," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 174(C).
  49. Masori Moreblessing & Newman Wadesango & Lovemore Sitsha, 2024. "Effects of decreased power supply and Eergy Prices Volatility on Financial Performance of Retail Businesses," Journal of Economic and Social Development, Clinical Journals Press, vol. 11(02), pages 01-14.
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  61. Hyland,Marie Caitriona & Islam,Asif Mohammed, 2021. "Gendered Laws, Informal Origins, and Subsequent Performance," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9766, The World Bank.
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