Adult health in the time of drought
It is a well-known fact that households in developing countries often undergo weather-related and other shocks that drastically affect incomes. A large and growing literature explores the effectiveness of response to these events. One strand of the literature addresses the strategies that households...
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| author | Hoddinott, John F. Kinsey, Bill |
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| description | It is a well-known fact that households in developing countries often undergo weather-related and other shocks that drastically affect incomes. A large and growing literature explores the effectiveness of response to these events. One strand of the literature addresses the strategies that households and governments use to protect against income shocks (Udry 1990; Fafchamps, Udry, and Czukas 1998; Kochar 1999). A second strand looks at the effectiveness of these strategies in reducing fluctuations in consumption. The principal result, summarized in Morduch (1995, 1999a) and Townsend (1995), is that some, but not all, households are able to smooth consumption. Households facing liquidity constraints, in particular, have limited smoothing ability. For these households, income fluctuations lead to a welfare loss. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1575152025-04-08T18:26:24Z Adult health in the time of drought Hoddinott, John F. Kinsey, Bill property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children It is a well-known fact that households in developing countries often undergo weather-related and other shocks that drastically affect incomes. A large and growing literature explores the effectiveness of response to these events. One strand of the literature addresses the strategies that households and governments use to protect against income shocks (Udry 1990; Fafchamps, Udry, and Czukas 1998; Kochar 1999). A second strand looks at the effectiveness of these strategies in reducing fluctuations in consumption. The principal result, summarized in Morduch (1995, 1999a) and Townsend (1995), is that some, but not all, households are able to smooth consumption. Households facing liquidity constraints, in particular, have limited smoothing ability. For these households, income fluctuations lead to a welfare loss. 2003 2024-10-24T12:50:26Z 2024-10-24T12:50:26Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157515 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hoddinott, John; Kinsey, Bill. 2003. Adult health in the time of drought. In Household decisions, gender, and development: a synthesis of recent research. Quisumbing, Agnes R., ed. Chapter 19. Pp. 131-138. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157515 |
| spellingShingle | property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children Hoddinott, John F. Kinsey, Bill Adult health in the time of drought |
| title | Adult health in the time of drought |
| title_full | Adult health in the time of drought |
| title_fullStr | Adult health in the time of drought |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult health in the time of drought |
| title_short | Adult health in the time of drought |
| title_sort | adult health in the time of drought |
| topic | property women gender developing countries economic theories household budget household consumption nutrition farming systems legal system policies education health empowerment agricultural technology agricultural growth child care property rights natural resources management agricultural policies technology transfer drought vegetables fisheries children |
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