Stochastic wealth dynamics and risk management among a poor population

We use herd history data collected among pastoralists in southern Ethiopia to study stochastic wealth dynamics among a poor population. Although covariate rainfall shocks plainly matter, household-specific factors, including own herd size, account for most observed variability in wealth dynamics. We...

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Main Authors: Lybbert, T.J., Barrett, Christopher B., Desta, S., Coppock, D. Layne
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2004
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/916

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