Urban energy transition and technology adoption: The case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 410-418

  Gebreegziabher, Zenebe ^a,e   Mekonnen, Alemu ^b   Kassie, Menale ^c   Köhlin, Gunnar ^d  

^a Environmental Economics Policy Forum for Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Bivariate probit; Electric mitad cooking appliance; Ethiopia; Technology adoption; Tigrai; Urban energy transition

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE PROBIT; ELECTRIC MITAD COOKING APPLIANCE; ETHIOPIA; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TIGRAI; URBAN ENERGY;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RURAL AREAS; WOOD FUELS;

DEFORESTATION;

COOKING APPLIANCE; ELECTRICITY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; URBAN AREA; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; CITIES; DEFORESTATION; DEGRADATION; ETHIOPIA; FUELS; WOOD;

ETHIOPIA; TIGRAY;

EID: 84857356351     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.07.017     Document Type: Article

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