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Cash Transfers in an Epidemic Context : The Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawi

This paper investigates the short-run consumption expenditure dynamics and the interaction of public and private arrangements of ultra-poor and labor-constrained households in Malawi using an original dataset from the Mchinjii social cash transfer...

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Main Authors:	Strobbe, Francesco, Miller, Candace
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AMOUNT OF RISK ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BENEFICIARIES BORROWER BORROWING CAPITAL MARKETS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHILD POVERTY CHRONIC POVERTY COLLATERAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT COPING BEHAVIORS CREDIT MARKET CREDIT MARKET CONSTRAINTS CREDIT TRANSACTIONS CROP YIELDS CROWDING OUT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DROUGHT DURABLE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SHOCKS EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEABILITY ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTS EXTENDED FAMILIES FOOD AID FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD INSECURITY FOOD ITEMS FOOD POLICY FOOD PRICES FOOD SECURITY FREE FOOD GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD TRANSFERS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUMAN RESOURCES IDIOSYNCRATIC RISK IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME SHOCKS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFORMAL INSURANCE INFORMAL LOANS INFORMAL SUPPORT INSTRUMENT INSURANCE MARKETS INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERNATIONAL BANK INVESTING LABOR MARKET LABOUR LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LOAN LOCAL CURRENCY MALNUTRITION MEDICAID MORTALITY NATIONAL POVERTY NATIONAL POVERTY LINE NEGATIVE SHOCKS OLD AGE OLD AGE PENSIONS PARTIAL RISK POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE INSURANCE PRIVATE TRANSFERS PROTECTION MECHANISMS PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION POLICY PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE PUBLIC INTERVENTION PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC TRANSFER PUBLIC TRANSFERS REMITTANCE REMITTANCES REPAYMENT RISK SHARING RISK SHARING ARRANGEMENTS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL COMMUNITY RURAL CREDIT RURAL CREDIT MARKET RURAL CREDIT MARKETS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL VILLAGES SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SHOCK SHOCKS TO INCOME SMALLHOLDER FARMING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL WELFARE TARGETING TAX TRADING TRANSFER BENEFICIARIES TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSFER RECIPIENT TRANSFER RECIPIENTS TRANSITORY SHOCKS ULTRA POOR VALUABLE ASSETS VILLAGE ECONOMIES VULNERABLE PEOPLE WEALTH EFFECT WORKING CONDITIONS
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111004141054 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3588

Cash Transfers in an Epidemic Context : The Interaction of Formal and Informal Support in Rural Malawi

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