Dr. Paul Burke (Australian National University)
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Date：2014-07-17
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Topic: Reducing Biomass Dependence in the Home: Evidence from National-Level Data
Speaker: Dr.Paul Burke
Date: 2014-06-03 3:00 (P.M)
Location：CEEP-BIT|
About the speaker：
Paul Burke is a Fellow at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy. He works on the economics of energy, the environment, and developing countries. His current research topics include green growth in the Asia Pacific, the effects of global gasoline subsidies on road safety, and coal demand in China. He was formerly an economist with Mekong Economics Ltd conducting research and project management for the World Bank and other aid donors. Paul has published in leading journals including Nature Climate Change, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, and Energy Economics.
About the talk:
Indoor air pollution from biomass combustion is an important cause of mortality and poor health outcomes in developing countries. This study employs national-level data for a large sample of countries to investigate the factors that facilitate reductions in residential biomass use. Our results identify female labor force participation and urbanization as more important than income in driving these transitions. The paper also presents a macro-level quantification of the effect of biomass use on mortality rates. The combined results indicate that reduced biomass dependence is a key avenue via which female empowerment leads to improved health outcomes.
