Fuel choices in rural Maharashtra

Jack Gregory; David I. Stern

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.09.005

Fuel choices in rural Maharashtra

Jack Gregory, David I. Stern^*

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We report on and analyze the results of an energy use survey in two tribal villages in rural Maharashtra, India. Though there is significant heterogeneity between the effects of the variables in the two villages there are some robust results. We find modest evidence for the 'energy ladder' hypothesis and that use of higher quality energy sources reduces total energy use, ceteris paribus. Income elasticities of fuel use are small. Additionally, we demonstrate that household size, stove ownership, and season influence energy choices. However, the effects of improved stoves are small and not consistent across the villages.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-314
Number of pages	13
Journal	Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume	70
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.09.005
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

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