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Adoption, use, and effects of air purifiers in households

Project report 7 Mar 2025 Sustainable Growth and Energy

This project explores the adoption, use, and impact of air purifiers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, using a randomised controlled trial. It focuses on the benefits of air purifiers, their effect on households' efforts to reduce ambient air pollution, the influence of correct information on demand, and the effects of electricity cost subsidies.

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Authors

Ashfaqul Chowdhury

Senior Country Economist, Bangladesh, International Growth Centre

Teevrat Garg

Associate Professor of Economics, University of California - San Diego
Maulik Jagnani

Maulik Jagnani

Assistant Professor, Fletcher School and Department of Economics, Tufts University

Martin Mattsson

PhD Candidate in Economics, Yale University
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