How Do the Poor Cope with Shocks in Bangladesh? Evidence from Survey Data

This paper uses household survey data collected in September-October 2009 on a nationally representative sample of 2,000 households in Bangladesh to examine the nature of shocks experienced by households over the preceding 12 months and the type of...

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Main Authors:	Santos, Indhira, Sharif, Iffath, Rahman, Hossain Zillur, Zaman, Hassan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO SAVINGS ACCESS TO SERVICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BORROWING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CAPITA EXPENDITURE CASH TRANSFERS CHILD GROWTH CHRONIC POVERTY CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION INSURANCE COPING STRATEGIES COVARIATE SHOCKS CREDIT MARKETS CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT-WORTHINESS DEBT DESCRIPTION DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DOWRIES DOWRY ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC SHOCK ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION LEVELS ENDOWMENTS EX POST COPING STRATEGIES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION EXPLANATORY VARIABLES EXPORT EARNINGS EXTREME POVERTY FEMALE FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD ITEMS GENDER GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION HOMES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS INFORMAL CREDIT INSURANCE INSURANCE MARKETS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY INTERVENTIONS JOB LOSS LABOR SUPPLY LOAN LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT MFIS MICRO-CREDIT MICRO-FINANCE MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS MICROCREDIT MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MONEY LENDERS NUTRITION PHYSICAL CAPITAL POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION CENSUS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY STATUS PRODUCTIVE ASSETS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SAFETY NET PUBLIC SAFETY NETS RECESSION REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RISK SHARING RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SAVINGS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SHOCK SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOURCE OF INCOME SOURCES OF INCOME STANDARD ERRORS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS URBANIZATION VILLAGES VULNERABLE GROUP
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How Do the Poor Cope with Shocks in Bangladesh? Evidence from Survey Data

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