Transfers, Diversification and Household Risk Strategies : Can productive safety nets help households manage climatic variability?

Despite increasing climatic variability and frequent weather shocks in many developing countries, there is little evidence on effective policies that help poor agricultural households manage risk. This paper presents experimental evidence on a program in rural Nicaragua aimed at improving househo...

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Main Authors: Macours, Karen, Premand, Patrick, Vakis, Renos
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37251