This paper explores the extent of consumption smoothing between 1981 and 1985 in rural
Burkina Faso. In particular, we examine the extent to which livestock, grain storage and inter …

Poverty in Africa is largely the outcome of slow growth. With the region hosting 10 percent of
the world's population but a staggering 30 percent of the world's poor, the challenges it faces …

" The author examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes and welfare
implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes …

This paper explores welfare dynamics among households in rural Mozambique. Using
household panel data, we test whether an asset-based poverty trap exists. Findings indicate …

Extreme weather events are reported to have severe effects on rural households in the
developing world. This study uses a unique and comparable panel dataset of about 4000 …

This paper assesses the contribution of livestock to reducing rural poverty and examines the
determinants of livestock assets with panel data from Vietnam. The findings show that …

This article uses household survey panel data of 416 rural households to study asset
dynamics in the northern highlands of Ethiopia and the response of assets to shocks. The …

Zimbabwe experienced an acute social, political, and economic crisis from 2001 to 2008
and is now on a recovery path. This paper explores changes in poverty between 2001 …

There are several studies on risk and insurance in village economies in the developing
world. However, there is a lack of evidence for recent decades in spite of profound changes …

This paper investigates labor allocation as a strategy for coping with unanticipated events.
We evaluate household responses to unforeseen death and rainfall shocks in Zimbabwe …