Who is most vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks? Hypotheses tests using panel data from Peru

Type Report
Title Who is most vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks? Hypotheses tests using panel data from Peru
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 1995
URL http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:fth:wobali:117
Abstract
This paper attempts to answer the question: Who is most vulnerable to declines in welfare during a macroeconomic shock? After clarifying the difference between poverty and vulnerability, an analytical framework is presented and then applied to household panel data from Peru. Major findings are: (a) households with better educated heads are less vulnerable; (b) female headed households are not more vulnerable to declines than male headed households; (c) households with more children are more vulnerable to macroeconomic shocks; and (d) transfer networks that may assist the poor in relatively stable periods do not appear to protect them during a major shock, with the exception of transfers that originate from outside Peru.

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