Energy efficiency and local rebound effects: Theory and experimental evidence from Rwanda

Arbeitspapier

Energy efficiency is a key component of climate policy. We study micro and macro rebound effects after the introduction of energy-efficient biomass cookstoves (EEBCs). We develop a model of biomass supply and demand in rural Africa. The impact of EEBCs is empirically explored in Rwanda where we randomly varied subsidy levels for EEBCs at the village-level. Demand is price elastic, so we exploit exogenous saturation variation to study local rebound effects. While adoption of EEBCs reduces household firewood consumption, we find no meaningful local rebound effects and identify conditions under which this finding generalizes to other settings - or not.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-3-96973-094-2
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 934

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies ; Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: Government Policy
• Thema: Energy efficiency ; macro-rebound effect ; technology adoption ; improved cooking

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Munyehirwe, Anicet ; Peters, Jörg ; Sievert, Maximiliane ; Bulte, Erwin H. ; Fiala, Nathan
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• (wo): Essen
• (wann): 2022

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.4419/96973094
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/250071
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ