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The vicious circle of blackouts and revenue collection in developing economies: Evidence from Ghana

Working paper 7 Feb 2019 Energy

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  • The vicious circle of power outages and bill payment: Evidence from Ghana

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James Dzansi

Senior Country Economist, Ghana, International Growth Centre

Steve Puller

Rex B. Grey Professor of Economics, Texas A&M University

Brittany Street

PhD Candidate

Belinda Yebuah-Dwamena

General Manager of Management Information Systems, Electricity Company of Ghana
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