2014
Coping with shocks in rural Ethiopia
Publication
Publication
Journal of Development Studies , Volume 50 - Issue 7 p. 1009- 1024
Using survey data and event history interviews undertaken in Ethiopia, we investigate which shocks trigger which coping responses and why. Relatively covariate natural and economic shocks trigger reductions in savings and in food consumption, while relatively idiosyncratic health shocks prompt reductions in savings and a reliance on borrowing. Surprisingly, across all shocks, households do not rely on gifts from family and friends, highlighting the need for formal protection systems. We argue that the insensitivity of food consumption to health shocks does not imply insurability but indicates that it is not a viable response to such a shock.
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doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2014.909028, hdl.handle.net/1765/56705 | |
Journal of Development Studies | |
Organisation | International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS) |
Debebe, Z. Y., Mebratie, A., Sparrow, R., Abebaw, D., Dekker, M., Alemu, G., & Bedi, A. S. (2014). Coping with shocks in rural Ethiopia. Journal of Development Studies, 50(7), 1009–1024. doi:10.1080/00220388.2014.909028 |