The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment

How do income shocks affect migration and employment decisions, and do they differentially impact women and men? Income fluctuations are ubiquitous in the developing world; they may stem from natural disasters, health shocks, commodity price fluctuations, insecure property rights, unreliable public...

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Main Authors: Kosec, Katrina, Song, Jie
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145886
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description How do income shocks affect migration and employment decisions, and do they differentially impact women and men? Income fluctuations are ubiquitous in the developing world; they may stem from natural disasters, health shocks, commodity price fluctuations, insecure property rights, unreliable public and private service delivery, or a host of other sources. Poor households are often under-insured against such shocks, with important consequence for their welfare. Less is known about how such shocks differentially affect individual women and men, so taking a gender lens to income shocks is critical.
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spelling CGSpace1458862025-11-06T06:43:53Z The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment Kosec, Katrina Song, Jie income gender low income groups employment migration poverty women How do income shocks affect migration and employment decisions, and do they differentially impact women and men? Income fluctuations are ubiquitous in the developing world; they may stem from natural disasters, health shocks, commodity price fluctuations, insecure property rights, unreliable public and private service delivery, or a host of other sources. Poor households are often under-insured against such shocks, with important consequence for their welfare. Less is known about how such shocks differentially affect individual women and men, so taking a gender lens to income shocks is critical. 2018-12-24 2024-06-21T09:05:16Z 2024-06-21T09:05:16Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145886 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kosec, Katrina; and Song, Jie. 2018. The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145886
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Kosec, Katrina
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The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
title The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
title_full The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
title_fullStr The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
title_full_unstemmed The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
title_short The effects of household income shocks on migration and employment
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gender
low income groups
employment
migration
poverty
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145886
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