Ersado, LireAlderman, HaroldAlwang, Jeffrey R.2014-06-272014-06-272003-10Lire 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: 10.1086/3801360013-0079http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49126This 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.application/pdfenIn Copyrightnorthern nigeriacredit marketriskinsuranceconstraintsinvestmentsagricultureincomegrowthindiaarea studieseconomicsplanning & developmentChanges in consumption and saving behavior before and after economic shocks: Evidence from ZimbabweArticle - Refereedhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/380136Economic Development and Cultural Changehttps://doi.org/10.1086/380136