Startup costs and the decision to switch from firewood to gas fuel
Startup costs and the decision to switch from firewood to gas fuel
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DOI：
10.3368/le.81.4.570
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发表时间：
2005-11-01
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影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Langpap, C
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作者：
Edwards, JHY;Langpap, C
柴火仍然是发展中国家家庭的主要能源，导致森林退化和森林砍伐。替代燃料的采用可能会受到高昂的启动成本的阻碍，而信贷供应方面的限制可能会加剧这个问题。我们使用调查数据来考察信贷渠道如何影响危地马拉的柴火消费。我们的结果表明，获得信贷通过其对购买燃气灶的能力的影响，在决定柴火消费方面发挥着统计上的重要作用。然而，模拟表明，这些影响很小，补贴炉灶将是减少木柴消耗的更有希望的政策。
Firewood remains a key source of energy for households in developing countries, contributing to forest degradation and deforestation. The adoption of alternative fuels may be hindered by high startup costs, and this problem may be compounded by restrictions in credit availability. We use survey data to examine how credit access affects firewood consumption in Guatemala. Our results suggest that access to credit plays a statistically significant role in determining firewood consumption through its effect on the ability to purchase a gas stove. However, simulations suggest that these effects are small and that subsidizing stoves would be a more promising policy for reducing firewood consumption.