期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：18-28
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This paperapplies a multinomial logit to model choice of fuel for cooking in Malawi. The choices considered are five main cooking fuels: firewood, kerosene, electricity, charcoal and crop residue. Using the 2010/2011 Third Integrated Household Survey datasets with 12,271 households, the paper explores the underlying factors that determine choice of primary cooking fuel alternatives. Empirical findings reveal that location of residence, education level of household head, income, and age of household head are major significant factors in determining the probability of household's choice of cooking fuels. The results show that residing in rural area has the most impact on the choice of firewood and the least probability in choosing to use electricity for cooking. Policyimplications of the findings are drawn and discussed.
