Health shocks and consumption smoothing in rural households: Does microcredit have a role to play?

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 232-243

  Islam, Asadul ^a   Maitra, Pushkar ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Consumption; Health shocks; Insurance; Microcredit

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CREDIT PROVISION; DATA SET; HEALTH STATUS; INSURANCE SYSTEM; PANEL DATA; RURAL AREA;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 82455162443     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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