The following lists provide full references for contributions of ecol staff members in academic and non-academic publications. More information on the individual articles including summaries and download information can be found on the Publication list page.
Peer-reviewed Articles
Research on impacts of rural electrification, with a focus on households as beneficiaries
Research on impacts of electrification, with a focus on productive use
Research on infrastructure in more general terms
Research on impacts of improved cooking stoves
Bensch, G., Jeuland, M., & Peters, J. (2021). Efficient biomass cooking in Africa for climate change mitigation and development. One Earth, 4(6), 879–890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.05.015
Bensch, G., & Peters, J. (2020). One-Off Subsidies and Long-Run Adoption—Experimental Evidence on Improved Cooking Stoves in Senegal. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 102(1), 72–90. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaz023
Langbein, J., Peters, J., & Vance, C. (2017). Outdoor cooking prevalence in developing countries and its implication for clean cooking policies. Environmental Research Letters, 12(11), 115008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa8642
Bensch, G., Grimm, M., & Peters, J. (2015). Why do households forego high returns from technology adoption? Evidence from improved cooking stoves in Burkina Faso. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 116, 187–205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.04.023
Bensch, G., & Peters, J. (2015). The intensive margin of technology adoption – Experimental evidence on improved cooking stoves in rural Senegal. Journal of Health Economics, 42, 44–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2015.03.006
Bensch, G., & Peters, J. (2013). Alleviating Deforestation Pressures? Impacts of Improved Stove Dissemination on Charcoal Consumption in Urban Senegal. Land Economics, 89(4), 676–698. https://doi.org/10.1353/lde.2013.0037
Further research
Other publications
Bensch, G., Peters J. & Sievert, M. (2013). Several contributions to: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (ed.), Productive Use of Energy – PRODUSE – Measuring Impacts of Electrification on Small and Micro-Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.
Grimm, M. & Peters, J. (2012). Improved Cooking Stoves that End up in Smoke? RWI Positionen, 52. Essen: RWI.
Bensch, G., & Peters, J. (2010). Socio-economic Impacts of Rural Electrification in Rwanda – An Ex-ante Assessment of GTZ Activities. RWI Materialien, 60. Essen: RWI.
Bensch, G., Peters, J. & Schraml, L. (2010). Energy Usage and Socio-economic Conditions in Mozambique – Evidence from GTZ Electrification Project Regions. RWI Materialien, 56. Essen: RWI.
Harsdorff, M. & Peters, J. (2010). On-Grid Rural Electrification in Benin – A Socio-economic Baseline Study on a GTZ Project. RWI Materialien, 57. Essen: RWI.
Peters, J. & Thielmann, S. (2007). The Costs of Promoting Biofuels. In: GTZ and BMZ (ed.), International Fuel Prices 2007. Eschborn, Berlin: GTZ and BMZ.