Changes in consumption and saving behavior before and after economic shocks: Evidence from Zimbabwe
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2003-10
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University of Chicago Press
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This study examines the effects of drought and macroeconomic changes on household consumption and savings behavior in Zimbabwe, using two nationally representative cross_sectional data sets that straddle a period of economic volatility. Specifically, the article (1) analyzes changes in consumption and saving behavior before and after economic shocks and (2) investigates the effectiveness of savings as a means of cushioning the impacts of covariate shocks.
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northern nigeria, credit market, risk, insurance, constraints, investments, agriculture, income, growth, india, area studies, economics, planning & development
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Lire Ersado, Harold Alderman, and Jeffrey Alwang. "Changes in Consumption and Saving Behavior before and after Economic Shocks: Evidence from Zimbabwe," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 52, No. 1 (October 2003), pp. 187-215. DOI: 10.1086/380136