Household Fuel Use in Developing Countries: Review of Theory and Evidence

Christophe Muller and Huijie Yan ()
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Huijie Yan: The Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Languages, and Social Sciences, Aix-Marseille University

No 1613, AMSE Working Papers from Aix-Marseille School of Economics, France

Abstract: Because of recent concerns about the negative externalities of traditional fuel use on the environment and health, the issue of the household fuel transition in developing countries, from dirty fuels towards clean fuels, has received growing research attention. This paper provides an up-to-date survey of the economic literature on household fuel use in these countries. First, we present the conceptual and theoretical frameworks. Then, we discuss the empirical results that show how a wide range of factors drive the household fuel transition. Finally, we suggest priorities for policy initiatives and highlight areas of future research.

Keywords: Household decisions; Fuel transition; Energy consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q41 Q42 R22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2016-03, Revised 2016-03
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Working Paper: Household Fuel Use in Developing Countries: Review of Theory and Evidence (2016)
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