Beer, Wood, and Welfare
Local beer breweries in Burkina Faso absorb a considerable amount of urban woodfuel demand. We assess the woodfuel savings caused by the adoption of improved brewing stoves by these micro-breweries and estimate the implied welfare effects through the woodfuel market on private households as well as the environmental effect. We find substantial wood savings among the breweries and, subsequently, huge welfare gains for households and reductions in CO2-emissions. Since woodfuel is predominantly used for cooking by the poorer strata, the intervention under study is an example for a green growth intervention with pro-poor welfare gains – something green growth strategies should look for.
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2015-02
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Authors: | Peters, Jörg ; Grimm, Michael |
Institutions: | Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) |
Subject: | Burkina Faso | demand for woodfuel | green growth | impact evaluation | improved stoves | technology adoption |
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freely available
Extent: | application/pdf |
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Series: | Ruhr Economic Papers. - ISSN 1864-4872. |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Number 0538 27 pages |
Classification: | D2 - Production and Organizations ; D6 - Welfare Economics ; I3 - Welfare and Poverty ; O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development |
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Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011206295