Factors determining household fuel choice in Guatemala
Factors determining household fuel choice in Guatemala
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DOI：
10.1017/s1355770x04001858
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发表时间：
2005-06-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Heltberg, R
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作者：
Heltberg, R
本文探讨了影响家庭选择烹饪燃料的因素。这对于制定防治室内空气污染的政策至关重要。家庭收入是一个重要因素，但并非唯一因素。柴火的机会成本也起着关键作用。实证结果基于2000年危地马拉生活水平衡量研究调查，该调查包含一个关于能源使用的详细部分。对燃料使用模式、能源支出、恩格尔曲线、多种燃料、燃料转换程度以及燃料选择的决定因素进行了分析。在危地马拉，使用多种燃料做饭是很常见的——48%的城市家庭和27%的农村家庭都是如此。现代燃料常常与传统固体燃料一起使用；因此，在很多情况下，现代燃料无法取代固体燃料，特别是在农村地区和城市底层家庭。这是自相矛盾的，因为相当一部分柴火使用者从市场购买木材，所产生的成本很高，与现代燃料的成本相比也是如此。
This paper discusses the factors guiding household choices of cooking fuels. This is crucial for policies to combat indoor air pollution. Household income is an important, but not the only, factor. Opportunity costs of firewood also play an essential role. Empirical results are based on the 2000 Guatemalan LSMS survey, which includes a detailed section on energy use. Patterns of fuel use, energy spending, Engel curves, multiple fuels, the extent of fuel switching, and the determinants of fuel choice are analyzed.It is common in Guatemala to use multiple fuels for cooking - 48 and 27 per cent of urban and rural households do so. Modern fuels are often used alongside traditional solid fuels; modern fuels thus fail to displace solid fuels in many cases, particular in rural areas and the urban bottom half. This is paradoxical since a significant share of firewood users buy wood from the market, incurring costs that are substantial, also in comparison with the costs of modern fuels.