Ngawang Dendup|Toshi H. Arimura
Information leverage: The adoption of clean cooking fuel in Bhutan
Waseda University|Waseda University
outcome household choice depends private information available agent particularly terms costs benefits study examines role information adoption clean cooking fuel bhutan use rural subsample nationally representative data 2012 bhutan living standard survey blss conducted twenty districts estimate bivariate probit model control potentially endogenous information variable results indicate households access information approximately 39 likely adopt clean cooking fuel similarly households 49 less likely adopt dirty fuel firewood exposed information factors education electricity supply access liquidity distance market important factors contribute adopting clean cooking fuel results also show effect information varies depending level education household heads thus highlighting importance accounting level education information recipients designing similar information provision