Asfaw, Abay; von Braun, Joachim - In: Economic Development and Cultural Change 53 (2004) 1, pp. 115-29
Low and volatile incomes and absence of well-developed financial markets make consumption smoothing an important issue in low-income countries. Based on the theory of full insurance and using 2 years of panel data, this study examines the impact of illness on the consumption of rural households...
