Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia
This paper reports on electronically-monitored improved use of the "Mirt" biomass stove in Ethiopia over a relatively long period of three-and-a-half years, using stove use data collected at five points in time. The results show that 62...
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okr-10986-338742022-09-20T00:12:29Z Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia Mekonnen, Alemu Beyene, Abebe D. Bluffstone, Randall Dissanayake, Sahan Gebreegziabher, Zenebe LaFave, Daniel Martinsson, Peter Toman, Michael A. HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION BIOMASS ENERGY IMPROVED STOVE COOKING TECHNOLOGY This paper reports on electronically-monitored improved use of the "Mirt" biomass stove in Ethiopia over a relatively long period of three-and-a-half years, using stove use data collected at five points in time. The results show that 62 percent of the households surveyed still retained their stoves after more than three years, which is a low level of abandonment, as the lifetime of the Mirt stove is approximately five years. Dis-adoption of the stove is not correlated with any of three monetary incentives provided at the time of distribution. With and without adjusting for dis-adoption, no longer-run differences in stove retention are found across treatments. Among those who retained their stoves, average regular stove use increased over time, but generally it is statistically the same toward the end of the first year. Thus, despite the relatively long timeframe, no decline is observed in regular usage. Comparing the persistence of the treatment effects, the paper finds that, in the longer run, subsidizing the cost most effectively promotes increased regular use over time. 2020-06-11T14:44:40Z 2020-06-11T14:44:40Z 2020-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295391591620740125/Improved-Biomass-Cookstove-Use-in-the-Longer-Run-Results-from-a-Field-Experiment-in-Rural-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33874 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9272 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia |
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HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION BIOMASS ENERGY IMPROVED STOVE COOKING TECHNOLOGY Mekonnen, Alemu Beyene, Abebe D. Bluffstone, Randall Dissanayake, Sahan Gebreegziabher, Zenebe LaFave, Daniel Martinsson, Peter Toman, Michael A. Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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This paper reports on
electronically-monitored improved use of the
"Mirt" biomass stove in Ethiopia over a relatively
long period of three-and-a-half years, using stove use data
collected at five points in time. The results show that 62
percent of the households surveyed still retained their
stoves after more than three years, which is a low level of
abandonment, as the lifetime of the Mirt stove is
approximately five years. Dis-adoption of the stove is not
correlated with any of three monetary incentives provided at
the time of distribution. With and without adjusting for
dis-adoption, no longer-run differences in stove retention
are found across treatments. Among those who retained their
stoves, average regular stove use increased over time, but
generally it is statistically the same toward the end of the
first year. Thus, despite the relatively long timeframe, no
decline is observed in regular usage. Comparing the
persistence of the treatment effects, the paper finds that,
in the longer run, subsidizing the cost most effectively
promotes increased regular use over time. |
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Working Paper |
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Mekonnen, Alemu Beyene, Abebe D. Bluffstone, Randall Dissanayake, Sahan Gebreegziabher, Zenebe LaFave, Daniel Martinsson, Peter Toman, Michael A. |
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Mekonnen, Alemu Beyene, Abebe D. Bluffstone, Randall Dissanayake, Sahan Gebreegziabher, Zenebe LaFave, Daniel Martinsson, Peter Toman, Michael A. |
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Mekonnen, Alemu |
| title |
Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run : Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia |
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improved biomass cookstove use in the longer run : results from a field experiment in rural ethiopia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/295391591620740125/Improved-Biomass-Cookstove-Use-in-the-Longer-Run-Results-from-a-Field-Experiment-in-Rural-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33874 |
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