Private benefits from ambient air pollution reduction policies: Evidence from the household heating stove replacement program in Chile

Submitted by Cristóbal Vásquez on
EfD Authors:
Uribe, Adolfo
Chávez Rebolledo, Carlos
Gómez, Walter
Jaime Torres, Marcela
Bluffstone, Randall

We estimate the key private benefits from a program to improve ambient air quality during winter in central Chile by replacing inefficient wood-fired home heating stoves with more efficient pellet stoves. We are interested in the private benefits to households, because they represent additional value of the program and likely drive adoption.

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Air Quality

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