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Volume 20, 2015 - Issue sup1: Advancing Communication and Behavior Change Strategies for Cleaner Cooking
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Does Peer Use Influence Adoption of Efficient Cookstoves? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Uganda

Theresa BeltramoImpact Carbon, San Francisco, California, USA
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Garrick BlalockCharles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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David I. LevineHaas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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Andrew M. SimonsCharles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Pages 55-66 | Published online: 03 Apr 2015

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