A modern form of energy, in particular electricity for household use, is an important vehicle in alleviating poverty in developing countries. However, access and costs of connecting to this service for most poor in these countries is inconceivable. Policies promoting electricity connection in...

The World Bank's World Development Indicators (WDI) compilation is a rich and widely used dataset about development of most economies in the world. However, after obtaining the data from the World Bank’s web site or the WDI CD-ROM, users need to manage or reorganize the data in a certain way...