Modelling Household Cooking Fuel Choice: a Panel Multinomial Logit Approach

Yonas Alem (), Abebe D. Beyene, Gunnar Köhlin and Alemu Mekonnen
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Yonas Alem: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: P.O Box 640, SE 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden, http://www.economics.gu.se
Abebe D. Beyene: Environmental Economics Policy Forum, EDRI, Ethiopia
Alemu Mekonnen: Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

No 632, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

Abstract: We use three rounds of a rich panel data set to investigate the determinants of household cooking fuel choice and energy transition in urban Ethiopia. We observe that the expected energy transition did not occur following economic growth in Ethiopia during the decade 2000-2009. Regression results from a random effects emultinomial logit model suggest that households’economic status, price of alternative energy sources, and education are important determinants of fuel choice in urban Ethiopia. The results also suggest the use of multiple fuels, or “fuel stacking behavior” by households. We argue that policy makers could target these policy levers to encourage transition to cleaner energy sources.

Keywords: Ethiopia; urban; energy choice; random effects multinomial logit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C25 O13 Q23 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2015-10
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