Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia
Do the economic effects of potential avian flu outbreaks justify policy attention and resource allocation in a poor country like Ethiopia? We address this question by assessing both economywide (macro-level) economic impacts and household (micro-level) livelihood impacts that might be caused by an a...
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| author | Ayele, Gezahegn Birol, Ekin Diao, Xinshen Asare-Marfo, Dorene Roy, Devesh Thomas, Marcelle |
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| description | Do the economic effects of potential avian flu outbreaks justify policy attention and resource allocation in a poor country like Ethiopia? We address this question by assessing both economywide (macro-level) economic impacts and household (micro-level) livelihood impacts that might be caused by an avian flu outbreak in Ethiopia. Because 1) the prevalent traditional poultry sector is weakly linked to other sectors, 2) livelihoods of the poultry-producing households are diversified, and 3) shocks are idiosyncratic in nature, the study finds that the impacts of an avian flu outbreak are likely to be small and limited to producers who keep larger flocks. Therefore, allotment of funds to prevent the disease must be justified on the grounds of preventing spread of the disease to human populations in Ethiopia and in other countries where it might have more severe economic and health effects. In other words, resource allocation must be justified as a global public good. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1546092025-11-06T07:13:54Z Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia Ayele, Gezahegn Birol, Ekin Diao, Xinshen Asare-Marfo, Dorene Roy, Devesh Thomas, Marcelle avian influenza livelihoods models simulation probit analysis propensity score matching households Do the economic effects of potential avian flu outbreaks justify policy attention and resource allocation in a poor country like Ethiopia? We address this question by assessing both economywide (macro-level) economic impacts and household (micro-level) livelihood impacts that might be caused by an avian flu outbreak in Ethiopia. Because 1) the prevalent traditional poultry sector is weakly linked to other sectors, 2) livelihoods of the poultry-producing households are diversified, and 3) shocks are idiosyncratic in nature, the study finds that the impacts of an avian flu outbreak are likely to be small and limited to producers who keep larger flocks. Therefore, allotment of funds to prevent the disease must be justified on the grounds of preventing spread of the disease to human populations in Ethiopia and in other countries where it might have more severe economic and health effects. In other words, resource allocation must be justified as a global public good. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:39Z 2024-10-01T14:02:39Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154609 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ayele, Gezahegn; Birol, Ekin; Diao, Xinshen; Asare-Marfo, Dorene; Roy, Devesh; Thomas, Marcelle. 2010. Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1034. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154609 |
| spellingShingle | avian influenza livelihoods models simulation probit analysis propensity score matching households Ayele, Gezahegn Birol, Ekin Diao, Xinshen Asare-Marfo, Dorene Roy, Devesh Thomas, Marcelle Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title | Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Investigating economywide and household-level impacts of sector-specific shocks in a poor country: The case of avian flu in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | investigating economywide and household level impacts of sector specific shocks in a poor country the case of avian flu in ethiopia |
| topic | avian influenza livelihoods models simulation probit analysis propensity score matching households |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154609 |
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