The formation of risk sharing networks

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 326-350

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a   Gubert, Flore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Dyadic models; Networks; Risk sharing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCOME; INSURANCE SYSTEM; KINSHIP; MODEL; NETWORK ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33947226078     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.05.005     Document Type: Article

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