Publications

Liquid Petroleum Gas Access and Consumption Expenditure: Measuring Energy Poverty through Wellbeing and Gender Equality in India

Working paper by Dhilanveer Teja Singh Bahi, Jouni Paavola on 22 Aug 2023

Despite the acceleration of electrification in India, many communities still suffer from the direct and indirect effects of energy poverty. This paper investigates whether access to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and consumption expenditure can be used as measures of energy poverty in India, with a particular focus on gender equality.

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Adding fuel to fire? Social spillovers in the adoption of LPG in India

Research article by Suchita Srinivasan, Stefano Carattini on 29 Oct 2019

This paper focuses on the Indian context and investigates, over a relatively long time-frame, whether social spillover effects might have played a role in a household’s decision to use LPG, and how these effects varied across different sub-populations. read more »

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Adding fuel to fire? Social spillovers and spatial disparities in the adoption of LPG in India

Working paper by Suchita Srinivasan, Stefano Carattini on 8 Feb 2019

This paper investigates the role of ‘social spillovers’ – people learning from and imitating the behaviour of other people – in the adoption of new technologies, with a focus on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in India. The conclusions are important for policymakers seeking to hasten the switch to cleaner energy sources in developing countries. read more »

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