the role of livestock inventories as a buffer stock in rural Ethiopia. The results show that relatively land …-income households appear not to do so. The results highlight the need for improvement in livestock markets, which are often affected by …

the role of livestock inventories as a buffer stock in rural Ethiopia. The results show that relatively land …-income households appear not to do so. The results highlight the need for improvement in livestock markets, which are often affected by …

a catastrophic weather disaster occurs. Our focus is on the Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) in Mongolia. We … database for our analysis is three waves of a household panel survey implemented in western Mongolia. We employ the bias … before the shock recover faster from shock-induced asset losses than comparable non-insured households. We find a significant …