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Refrigeration, Diets and Human Health: Evidence from Ghana
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Little is known about household-level interventions to strengthen household resilience to food insecurity. Rapid electrification could enable refrigeration and transform how food is stored, prepared, and consumed. We provide the first causal evidence on how access to refrigeration affects food insecurity and dietary quality in a low-income country. Our identification exploits appliance breakdowns, comparing households with functioning and broken refrigerators purchased at the same time and similar prices. Losing access increases food insecurity by one third and reduces consumption of animal-sourced foods, lowering intake of vitamin B12. Refrigeration is an overlooked lever to improve diets and reduce micronutrient deficiencies.
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NTSIFUL, Enoch, COHEN, François. Refrigeration, Diets and Human Health: Evidence from Ghana. _IREA – Working Papers_. 2025. Vol. IR25/23. [consulta: 25 de gener de 2026]. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/225792]