New evidence shows that light improves the potential learning of citizens and may help reduce the cycle of poverty. Rural electrification may have a direct impact on reducing primary school dropout, a recent study published by the IDB's Energy Division shows that Schooling is associated with the reduction of child labor and is considered an important step in the search to … [Read more...] about Light for rural education: more Energy to reduce School Dropout
Roberta Mendes e Costa
Roberta is a Ph.D. student in Economics at Federal Fluminense University (UFF) and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from y the same university. She is a member of the Center for Studies on Inequality and Development (Centro de Estudos sobre Desigualdade e Desenvolvimento, CEDE, in Portuguese). Her areas of study are Welfare economics and applied microeconomics, with a focus on economics of education and labour economics.