Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society www.surv-perspect-integr-environ-soc.net 1993-3800 1993-3819 1 1 2008 10.5194/sapiens-1-1-2008 http://www.surv-perspect-integr-environ-soc.net/1/1/2008/ http://www.surv-perspect-integr-environ-soc.net/1/1/2008/sapiens-1-1-2008.html http://www.surv-perspect-integr-environ-soc.net/1/1/2008/sapiens-1-1-2008.pdf 1 9 2008-02-15 Indoor air pollution, health and economic well-being E. Duflo M. Greenstone R. Hanna rnh4@nyu.edu Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and J-PAL, 50 Memorial Drive, E52-252G, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA New York University Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and J-PAL, 295 Lafayette Street 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012, USA Indoor air pollution (IAP) caused by solid fuel use and/or traditional cooking stoves is a global health threat, particularly for women and young children. 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