Demand for cooking fuels in a developing country. To what extent do taste and preferences matter?
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- Akpalu, Wisdom & Dasmani, Isaac & Aglobitse, Peter B., 2011. "Demand for cooking fuels in a developing country: To what extent do taste and preferences matter?," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(10), pages 6525-6531, October.
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Demand for fuel Taste and preferences Ghana;JEL classification:
- Q41 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
- Q48 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Government Policy
- Q23 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Forestry
- D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2011-10-01 (All new papers)
- NEP-ARA-2011-10-01 (MENA - Middle East & North Africa)
- NEP-DEV-2011-10-01 (Development)
- NEP-IUE-2011-10-01 (Informal & Underground Economics)
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