Risk aversion and cleaner cooking fuel choice: an empirical study in Ghana

IF 2.2 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Environment and Development Economics Pub Date : 2022-08-08 DOI:10.1017/s1355770x22000122

K. Adjei‐Mantey, K. Takeuchi

引用次数: 3

Abstract

Cleaner cooking is an important policy objective in the bid to achieve sustainable development. Despite efforts to encourage cleaner cooking fuel use, biomass fuel is still widely used in many developing countries. This study investigates the role of behavioral factors, particularly risk aversion, in the choice of cooking fuels in Ghana. In addition, we investigate how the improvement of supply infrastructure and services mitigates the impact of risk preferences in fuel choices. By employing data from the recent round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey, we find that risk-averse households are less likely to choose liquified petroleum gas as their cooking fuel. However, the effect is mitigated for households located in districts with more supply infrastructure. Additional analyses reveal the influence of risk and time preferences in other household behavior.

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风险规避与清洁烹饪燃料的选择：加纳的实证研究

清洁烹饪是实现可持续发展的一项重要政策目标。尽管努力鼓励使用更清洁的烹饪燃料，但生物质燃料仍在许多发展中国家广泛使用。这项研究调查了行为因素，特别是风险厌恶在加纳烹饪燃料选择中的作用。此外，我们还调查了供应基础设施和服务的改善如何减轻燃料选择中风险偏好的影响。通过使用最近一轮加纳生活水平调查的数据，我们发现规避风险的家庭不太可能选择液化石油气作为烹饪燃料。然而，对于位于供应基础设施较多地区的家庭来说，这种影响有所缓解。其他分析揭示了风险和时间偏好对其他家庭行为的影响。

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Environment and Development Economics Multiple-

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

4.80%

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