Yilma, Zelalem; Mebratie, Anagaw; Sparrow, Robert; … - In: Journal of Development Studies 50 (2014) 7, pp. 1009-1024
Using survey data and event history interviews undertaken in Ethiopia, we investigate which shocks trigger which coping responses and why. Relatively covariate natural and economic shocks trigger reductions in savings and in food consumption, while relatively idiosyncratic health shocks prompt...