The Dynamics of Electric Cookstove Adoption: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia

Yonas Alem, Sied Hassen and Gunnar Köhlin

No 557, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

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.

Keywords: Cookstoves; Electric Mitad; Firewood; Panel data; Random-Effects Probit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q40 Q41 Q42 Q48 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2013-02-28
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