کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
988918 935378 2012 16 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Assets, Shocks, and Poverty Traps in Rural Mozambique
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Assets, Shocks, and Poverty Traps in Rural Mozambique
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryThis paper explores welfare dynamics among households in rural Mozambique. Using household panel data, we test whether an asset-based poverty trap exists. Findings indicate that all rural households converge to one stable equilibrium in the medium term, which is close to the poverty line. This may indicate that households in rural Mozambique are collectively trapped in generalized underdevelopment. A drought and household coping strategies help to explain the observed poverty dynamics. Food-insecure households who have better access to income-generating opportunities and who can afford drawing on unproductive assets are able to sustain their productive asset base in the short term.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: World Development - Volume 40, Issue 8, August 2012, Pages 1594–1609
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