Effect of worldwide oil price fluctuations on biomass fuel use and child respiratory health: Evidence from Guatemala

A.S. Venkataramani and B.J. Fried

American Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 101, issue 9, 1668-1675

Abstract: Objectives: We examined the effect of worldwide oil price fluctuations on household fuel use and child respiratory health in Guatemala. Methods: We regressed measures of household fuel use and child respiratory health on the average worldwide oil price and a rich set of covariates. We leveraged variation in oil prices over the 6-month period of the survey to identify associations between fuel prices, fuel choice, and child respiratory outcomes. Results: A $1 (3.4% point) increase in worldwide fuel prices was associated with a 2.8% point decrease in liquid propane gasoline use (P

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300131

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