Debebe, Zelalem Yilma; Sparrow, Robert; Abebaw Ejigie, … - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2013
Based on household survey data and event history interviews undertaken in a highly shock prone country, this paper … shock types. The two relatively covariate shocks, that is, economic and natural shocks are more likely to trigger reductions … notably absent in the case of health shocks. Across all shock types, households do not rely on gifts from family and friends …