Tanzania. Using longitudinal data on individuals, the authors estimate the impact of migration on consumption growth between … changes and the decision to migrate. The findings show that migration adds 36 percentage points to consumption growth, during … a period of considerable growth in consumption. These results are robust to numerous tests and alternative …

household consumption is protected against health shocks. The results suggest that adverse health shocks - captured by negative … nonfood consumption constant in the face of these income reductions and extra medical care outlays? The results suggest not …. For the sample as a whole, both food and nonfood consumption are found to be responsive to health shocks, indicating an …

The distribution of consumption in Moldova implies that changes in workers' remittances, migration, and energy prices … could influence consumption and poverty rates in some unexpected and even counter-intuitive ways. Relatively well-off groups … proportion to their consumption. The consumption of relatively wealthy groups is linked directly to price of natural gas, while …

that can be used for investment or consumption. Unfortunately, few studies - either at the micro or macro levels- examine …