This paper investigates whether electricity consumption is a useful indicator for tracking economic fluctuations in Bangladesh. It presents monthly data on national electricity consumption since 1993 and daily consumption data since February 2010 for the country’s eight divisions. National electricity consumption is strongly correlated with other high-frequency indicators of economic activity, and it has declined during natural disasters and the COVID-19...
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تفاصيل
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2022/4/07
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS10002
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1
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2022/4/07
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Disclosed
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Tracking Economic Fluctuations in Bangladesh with Electricity Consumption