Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1453-1468

  Doss, Cheryl ^a   McPeak, John ^b   Barrett, Christopher B ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Ethiopia; intrahousehold; Kenya; risk perceptions; risk ranking

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

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

EID: 47049101096     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.06.023     Document Type: Article

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