Dercon, Stefan - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2003
across villages and individuals. A key focus is on whether shocks affect growth. Rainfall shocks have a substantial impact on … consumption growth, and its impact presists for many years. There also appears to be a significant, persistent growth impact from … findings related to the persistent effects of rainfall shocks and the famine crisis imply that welfare losses due to the lack …