Is social capital the capital of the poor? The role of family and community in helping insure living standards against health shocks

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 455-499

  Gertler, Paul ^a   Levine, David I ^a   Moretti, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Cooperation; Household; Insurance; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; STANDARD OF LIVING;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDONESIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33750429943     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifl012     Document Type: Article

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