Impacts of Improved Biomass Cookstoves on Child and Adult Health : Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia (English)

This paper presents the three-year impacts of an improved biomass cookstove on child and adult health in rural Ethiopia. After near complete stove adoption during an initial one-year randomized controlled trial, 60 percent of treatment households continued to use the improved stoves three-years on and experienced reductions in hazardous airborne particulate matter. The study finds that treatment status is associated with a precisely estimated 0.3-0.4...

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LaFave,Daniel;

Beyene,Abebe Damte;

Bluffstone,Randall;

Dissanayake,Sahan T. M.;

Gebreegziabher,Zenebe;

Mekonnen,Alemu;

Toman,Michael A.;
Document Date
2019/06/28
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8929
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ethiopia,
Region
Eastern And Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/06/28
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Impacts of Improved Biomass Cookstoves on Child and Adult Health : Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia
Keywords
activities of daily living

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LaFave,Daniel; Beyene,Abebe Damte; Bluffstone,Randall; Dissanayake,Sahan T. M.; Gebreegziabher,Zenebe; Mekonnen,Alemu; Toman,Michael A..

Impacts of Improved Biomass Cookstoves on Child and Adult Health : Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia (English). Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)|Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8929 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/885481561749570093

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