Beegle, Kathleen; Weerdt, Joachim De; Dercon, Stefan - Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE), … - 2007
This paper uses a 13-year panel of individuals in Tanzania to assess how adult mortality shocks affect both short and long-run consumption growth of surviving household members. Using unique data which tracks individuals from 1991 to 2004, we examine consumption growth, controlling for a set of...