German Development Economics Conference 2024

Session

Parallel Session 3

24 May 2024, 17:00

Leibniz Universität Hannover

71. Lost in transition – The decline of LPG usage and the charcoal renaissance in urban Senegal

Julian Rose (RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research)

24/05/2024, 17:00

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Parallel Session

Claims for removing fossil fuel subsidies in the Global South are based on climate and equity concerns, but they can be at odds with improving access to LPG as a clean cooking fuel. We examine the case of urban Senegal where LPG usage rates were among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa in the late 2000s. Using representative data, we show that LPG usage rates declined sharply following the...

173. Saving lives with cooking gas? Unintended effects of targeted LPG subsidies in Peru

Thomas THIVILLON (Bordeaux School of Economics, University of Bordeaux)

24/05/2024, 17:30

Environmental Economics and Sustainability

Parallel Session

I study a nationwide gas stove program which aims to convert Peruvian households from wood-fuel cooking to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking. Using 16 waves of Peru’s Demographic and Health Survey, I show that infant mortality increases by 15% on average as a result of the intervention. Subsidizing LPG also causes a higher incidence of symptoms of acute respiratory infections in under-5...