Poverty and the welfare costs of risk associated with globalization

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1446-1457

  Ligon, Ethan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

consumption; globalization; growth; inequality; risk; shocks

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GLOBALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33746607766     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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