Confronting the risk of asset loss: What role do livestock transfers in northern Kenya play?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 415-437

  McPeak, John ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset risk; Asset transfers; Bivariate tobit

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LIVESTOCK; POVERTY DETERMINANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33750024212     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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