Poverty traps and Index-Based risk transfer products

A growing literature suggests that in low-income countries, households with few assets can be trapped in chronic poverty. This article reviews relevant threads of the poverty traps literature to motivate a description of the opportunities presented by innovative index-based risk transfer products. T...

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Autores principales: Barnett, B.J., Barrett, Christopher B., Skees, J.R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2008
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/927
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description A growing literature suggests that in low-income countries, households with few assets can be trapped in chronic poverty. This article reviews relevant threads of the poverty traps literature to motivate a description of the opportunities presented by innovative index-based risk transfer products. These products can be used to address some insurance and credit market failures that contribute to the persistence of poverty among households in low-income countries. Applications are considered at the micro, meso, and macro levels.
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spelling CGSpace9272024-06-26T09:37:31Z Poverty traps and Index-Based risk transfer products Barnett, B.J. Barrett, Christopher B. Skees, J.R. A growing literature suggests that in low-income countries, households with few assets can be trapped in chronic poverty. This article reviews relevant threads of the poverty traps literature to motivate a description of the opportunities presented by innovative index-based risk transfer products. These products can be used to address some insurance and credit market failures that contribute to the persistence of poverty among households in low-income countries. Applications are considered at the micro, meso, and macro levels. 2008-10 2010-03-26T12:24:37Z 2010-03-26T12:24:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/927 en Limited Access Elsevier Barnett, B.J.; Barrett, C.B.; Skees, J.R. 2008. Poverty traps and index-based risk transfer products. World Development 36(10): 1766-1785.
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