the macro level a flexible monetary regime is associated with fewer cutbacks in household consumption. At the meso level … impact of income shocks on household consumption, with the former especially important in middle-income countries …

between private social networks, use of informal credit, and household consumption. Instrumental variable regressions indicate …

This paper analyzes the impact of international remittances on poverty and household consumption and investment using …

opportunities, including for women and youth. This paper examines the role of e-commerce participation in household income growth …-commerce participation is not random: participation is higher among the households with younger household heads, with secondary education …-commerce participation is associated with higher household income, with some indications that participation has a strong positive effect on …

The analysis of household energy consumption patterns is critical for evaluating public mechanisms, such as subsidies … role played by different household characteristics. Using microdata from the Mexican Income Expenditure Surveys, the paper … income deciles and energy consumption and some household characteristics -- pointing to differentiated mechanisms for …

studied with household survey data. But comparing households with and without emigrants is complicated by a triple … allow for estimation of duration effects. The authors find that migration reduced poverty among former household members …