The Dynamics of Electric Cookstove Adoption: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
Abstract
Previous studies on improved cookstove adoption in developing countries use cross-sectional data, which makes it difficult to control for unobserved heterogeneity and investigate what happens to adoption over time. We use robust non-linear panel data and hazard models on three rounds of panel data from urban Ethiopia to investigate the determinants and dynamics of electric cookstove adoption. We find the price of electricity and firewood, and access to credit
as major determinants of adoption and transition. Our findings have important implications for policies aiming at promotion of energy transition and reduction of the pressure on forest resources in developing countries.
Other description
JEL Classification: Q40; Q41; Q42; Q48
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Date
2013-02Author
Alem, Yonas
Hassen, Sied
Köhlin, Gunnar
Keywords
cookstoves
electric mitad
firewood
panel data
random-effects probit
Publication type
report
ISSN
1403-2465
Series/Report no.
Working Papers in Economics
557
Language
eng