| Author | Chinda Suntipharaphoph |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. ET-89-09 |
| Subject(s) | Household appliances, Electric--Thailand
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| Note | A thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of
Master of Science |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | The issue of whether households from any income group prefer electricity
or LPG over fuel wood or charcoal is of significant interest to policy makers
and planners. Thus an analysis of the determinants of fuel and appliance
choice is of considerable interest from poli cy and the planning point of view.
The basic purpose of this study is to analyze the determinants of the
urban household choice of a cooking fuel and household appliance ownership in
Thailand. The "energy ladder hypothesis" - that is households move to use
more sophisticated fuels as their economic status improves is tested in this
study. Multinomial logit models are used for the analysis of general cooking
fuel choice and rice-cooking fuel choice. Binomial logit models are use for
analysis of the determinants of the ownership of major types of home
appliances such as: air conditioners, refrigerators, radio tape, etc.
The results show that the probabilities of selecting fuel types for both
general cooking fuel and rice- cooking fuel depend on the level of household
income. Household size factor are found to be inversely related with the
probability of households selecting more modern energy. The probabilities of
owning appliances are also found to be increase with income levels. |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Shrestha, Ram M.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Giap, Van Dang;Lapillonne, Bruno;Surapong Chirarattananon; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | The Commission of the European Communities; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1989 |