REPLICATION-FILES FOR: Behavioural Constraints in Energy Technology Uptake: Evidence from real-purchase offers in rural Rwanda and Senegal

The code and data in this replication package reproduce the data and results from Bensch and Grimm "Behavioural Constraints in Energy Technology Uptake: Evidence from real-purchase offers in rural Rwanda and Senegal" using Stata. The readme file includes details and instructions on computational requirements, on the code and programs used, the output files, as well as on each data source. The paper examines whether household-level behavioural factors help explain this under-adoption. Drawing on data from real-purchase offers in rural Rwanda and Senegal, we analyse how willingness to pay for the technologies varies with risk aversion, innovation resistance, time preferences, and beliefs. These traits explain part of the variation in purchase decisions, though effects are generally moderate. The findings improve our understanding of consumer behaviour of innovative consumer goods at the base of the pyramid and inform policy and market strategies of suppliers entering these markets. We conclude by recommending that behavioural approaches be applied conservatively and only in conjunction with efforts to improve affordability and access.