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Paths out of poverty: An eclectic and idiosyncratic review of analytical approaches by Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Constenla-Villoslada, Susana

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Kin transfers as safety nets in response to idiosyncratic and correlated shocks by Herskowitz, Sylvan, Kleemans, Marieke, Pulido, Cristhian

“…Kin networks of non-coresident family members may play an important role by providing each other with informal social protection, sharing resources in response to correlated production shocks (rainfall) or idiosyncratic household shocks (sickness and death). …”
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Social networks near and far: The role of bonding and bridging social capital for assets of the rural poor by Mogues, Tewodaj

“…This paper analyzes the role of localized (bonding) and of spatially dispersed (bridging) social capital in mitigating the impact of idiosyncratic and of locally correlated shocks on farm households’ livestock endowments. …”
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Migration and land rental as responses to income shocks in rural China by Ward, Patrick S., Shively, Gerald E.

“…Using longitudinal household survey data from rural China and an identification strategy based on observed rainfall realizations, we are able to test household responses to idiosyncratic and covariate income shocks. We find that negative idiosyncratic income shocks increase migration and elicit household out rental of land. …”
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You are not alone: social capital and risk exposure in rural Ethiopia by Wossen, T., Falco, S. di, Berger, T., McClain, W.

“…In particular, by combining household panel data, weather data, self-reported shocks and detailed social capital information, the paper investigates the insurance role of social capital against covariate and idiosyncratic shocks. Our results suggest that both covariate and idiosyncratic shocks increase the prevalence of food insecurity. …”
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Basis Risk, Social Comparison, Perceptions of Fairness and Demand for Insurance: A Field Experiment in Ethiopia by Kramer, Berber, Porter, Maria, Wassie Bizuayehu, Solomon

“…At the same time, insurance for idiosyncratic risks would introduce differences in payouts within social networks, which might be considered unfair, introduce jealousy, and further depress demand for insurance. …”
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The effect of insurance enrollment on maternal and child health care utilization: The case of Ghana by Gajate-Garrido, Gissele, Ahiadeke, Clement

“…Results are robust to several validity checks; this paper shows that the instrument is indeed idiosyncratic and proves that government officials did not establish less-cumbersome membership rules in districts with worse initial indicators.…”
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How do rural households cope with economic shocks ?: Insights from global data using hierarchical analysis by Börner, J., Shively, G.E., Wunder, Sven, Wyman, M.

“…Results indicate that in response to idiosyncratic shocks, households tend to deplete financial and durable assets, whereas covariate and thus often climate‐related shocks predominantly result in reduced consumption. …”
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Burial societies in rural Ethiopia by Dercon, Stefan, Hoddinott, John F., Krishnan, Pramila, Woldehanna, Tassew

“…Studies using Townsend's approach have often found that households are able to cope with idiosyncratic shocks but not covariate shocks, implying that local insurance mechanisms are inadequate to cope with aggregate shocks. …”
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Household shocks and consumption smoothing: Evidence from Northern Bangladesh by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Rabbani, Atonu

“…Poor households in rural Bangladesh often face concurring idiosyncratic and aggregate shocks, which have adverse impacts on their income and consumption. …”
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Household shocks and consumption smoothing: Evidence from Northern Bangladesh by Bakhtiar, M. Mehrab, Rabbani, Atonu

“…Poor households in rural Bangladesh often face concurring idiosyncratic and aggregate shocks, which have adverse impacts on their income and consumption. …”
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Do shocks affect men's and women's assets differently? A review of literature and new evidence from Bangladesh and Uganda by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Kumar, Neha, Behrman, Julia A.

“…We take advantage of detailed assets and shocks modules to disaggregate the type of shock between covariate and idiosyncratic shocks and types of assets according to ownership (joint, husband's, and wife's assets). …”
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Introduction: section 2: NTFPs and certification by Shanley, P., Pierce, A.R., Laird, S.A., Guillen, A.

“…While not exhaustive, the profiles, taken as a whole, provide a glimpse into the diverse, complex and idiosyncratic universe that is encompassed by the term ‘NTFP’. …”
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Synopsis: Scrutinizing the status quo: Rural transformation and land tenure security in Nigeria by Ghebru, Hosaena, Girmachew, Fikirte

“…The determinants of perceived tenure insecurity are assessed across two indicators: private (idiosyncratic) tenure risk and collective (covariate) tenure security risk. …”
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Measurement and political economy of disputed technical regulations by Thornsbury, Suzanne, Roberts, Donna H., Orden, David

“…Technical regulations are increasingly visible in agricultural trade, yet their idiosyncratic nature has limited prior aggregate analysis. …”
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The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger by Fafchamps, M., Gavian, S.

“…It is also expected to favour the sharing of risk across regions by smoothing idiosyncratic price variations. Using monthly livestock price data from Niger, we show that livestock markets are poorly integrated. …”
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LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger by Fafchamps, M., Gavian, S.

“…To be effective, strategies providing protection against local weather shocks require livestock prices to be relatively stable so that risk is shared over space and idiosyncratic price variations are smoothed. Studying the spatial integration of livestock markets in the Sahel is thus important for optimal and sustainable natural resource use, early warning, market and trade policies. …”
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Repayment performance in group-based credit programs in Bangladesh: an empirical analysis by Sharma, Manohar, Zeller, Manfred

“…Specific tests are performed on the following hypothesized determinants: group size, size of loans, degree of loan rationing, enterprise mix within groups, demographic characteristics, social ties and status, and occurrence of idiosyncratic shocks. Analysis is conducted using TOBIT maximum likelihood procedures. …”
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Introduction: section 1: overview by Shanley, P., Laird, S.A., Pierce, A.R., Guillen, A.

“…Non-timber forest resources are a more difficult group of products to certify than timber due to a multitude of factors, including their exceedingly diverse and idiosyncratic nature and social and ecological complexity. …”
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Consumption smoothing and vulnerability in the Zone Lacustre, Mali by Harrower, Sarah, Hoddinott, John F.

“…This paper explores risk sharing in the Zone Lacustre, Mali, as viewed through the lens of consumption smoothing. We find that idiosyncratic shocks appear to have little impact on consumption, and that households respond to these shocks in a variety of ways. …”
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