PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bluffstone, Randall A.
AU  - Beyene, Abebe D.
AU  - Gebreegziabher, Zenebe
AU  - Martinsson, Peter
AU  - Mekonnen, Alemu
AU  - Vieider, Ferdinand
TI  - Does Providing Improved Biomass Cooking Stoves Free-of-Charge Reduce Regular Usage? Do Use Incentives Promote Habits?
AID  - 10.3368/le.97.1.060818-0077R1
DP  - 2021 Feb 01
TA  - Land Economics
PG  - 180--195
VI  - 97
IP  - 1
4099  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/97/1/180.short
4100  - http://le.uwpress.org/content/97/1/180.full
SO  - Land Econ2021 Feb 01; 97
AB  - This article uses a field experiment to evaluate effects of monetary treatments on usage intensity of an important improved biomass-burning cookstove promoted in Ethiopia. Understanding whether, how much and why improved stoves are used are important, because use frequency critically determines fuelwood savings and related benefits. We find that distributing stoves free-of-charge is at least as effective for promoting short-run adoption as requiring payments or offering usage incentives. Free distribution is most effective at promoting both high and increasing levels of longer-run regular use. First period incentives do not better promote usage habits compared with the other two treatments.