Does providing improved biomass cooking stoves free-of-charge reduce regular usage? Do use incentives promote habits?
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- Randall Bluffstone, Abebe Beyene, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Ferdinand Vieider (UGent)
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- Abstract
- This article uses a field experiment to evaluate effects of monetary treatments on usage intensity of an important improved biomass-burning cookstove promoted in Ethiopia. Understanding whether, how much and why improved stoves are used are important, because use frequency critically determines fuelwood savings and related benefits. We find that distributing stoves free-of-charge is at least as effective for promoting short-run adoption as requiring payments or offering usage incentives. Free distribution is most effective at promoting both high and increasing levels of longer-run regular use. First period incentives do not better promote usage habits compared with the other two treatments.
- Keywords
- DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES, SHORT-RUN, FUEL USE, COOKSTOVES, SAVINGS, HEALTH, ENERGY, BEHAVIOR, ADOPTION, SENSORS
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8646321
- MLA
- Bluffstone, Randall, et al. “Does Providing Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves Free-of-Charge Reduce Regular Usage? Do Use Incentives Promote Habits?” LAND ECONOMICS, vol. 97, no. 1, 2021, pp. 180–95.
- APA
- Bluffstone, R., Beyene, A., Gebreegziabher, Z., Martinsson, P., Mekonnen, A., & Vieider, F. (2021). Does providing improved biomass cooking stoves free-of-charge reduce regular usage? Do use incentives promote habits? LAND ECONOMICS, 97(1), 180–195.
- Chicago author-date
- Bluffstone, Randall, Abebe Beyene, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen, and Ferdinand Vieider. 2021. “Does Providing Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves Free-of-Charge Reduce Regular Usage? Do Use Incentives Promote Habits?” LAND ECONOMICS 97 (1): 180–95.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Bluffstone, Randall, Abebe Beyene, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen, and Ferdinand Vieider. 2021. “Does Providing Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves Free-of-Charge Reduce Regular Usage? Do Use Incentives Promote Habits?” LAND ECONOMICS 97 (1): 180–195.
- Vancouver
- 1.Bluffstone R, Beyene A, Gebreegziabher Z, Martinsson P, Mekonnen A, Vieider F. Does providing improved biomass cooking stoves free-of-charge reduce regular usage? Do use incentives promote habits? LAND ECONOMICS. 2021;97(1):180–95.
- IEEE
- [1]R. Bluffstone, A. Beyene, Z. Gebreegziabher, P. Martinsson, A. Mekonnen, and F. Vieider, “Does providing improved biomass cooking stoves free-of-charge reduce regular usage? Do use incentives promote habits?,” LAND ECONOMICS, vol. 97, no. 1, pp. 180–195, 2021.
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abstract = {{This article uses a field experiment to evaluate effects of monetary treatments on usage intensity of an important improved biomass-burning cookstove promoted in Ethiopia. Understanding whether, how much and why improved stoves are used are important, because use frequency critically determines fuelwood savings and related benefits. We find that distributing stoves free-of-charge is at least as effective for promoting short-run adoption as requiring payments or offering usage incentives. Free distribution is most effective at promoting both high and increasing levels of longer-run regular use. First period incentives do not better promote usage habits compared with the other two treatments.}},
author = {{Bluffstone, Randall and Beyene, Abebe and Gebreegziabher, Zenebe and Martinsson, Peter and Mekonnen, Alemu and Vieider, Ferdinand}},
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journal = {{LAND ECONOMICS}},
keywords = {{DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES,SHORT-RUN,FUEL USE,COOKSTOVES,SAVINGS,HEALTH,ENERGY,BEHAVIOR,ADOPTION,SENSORS}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1}},
pages = {{180--195}},
title = {{Does providing improved biomass cooking stoves free-of-charge reduce regular usage? Do use incentives promote habits?}},
volume = {{97}},
year = {{2021}},
}