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Household Risk, Self-Insurance and Coping Strategies in Urban Argentina

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-28T21:07:11Z
dc.date.available2013-08-28T21:07:11Z
dc.date.issued2001-10-16
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to analyze how economic shocks and macroeconomic volatility affect urban Argentine households, the mechanisms that households employ to survive economic crises, and how successful these tools are. Particular attention is given to the structure and wealth of the household and the gender roles of its members. The report identifies how to strengthen the risk management tools to better weather future crises. First, it identifies areas where the government can strengthen mechanisms used by households to insure against the risk of income loss due to a macroeconomic crisis or to cope with such loses when they do occur. Second, the report addresses the appropriate role of the government in providing assistance when risk management by the household is absent or is not adequate. Finally, recognizing that some household reactions to income loss have important long term unintended negative effects, the report recommends on how to discourage such costly behaviors. Among the findings of the study are: Households are not able to perfectly smooth consumption across periods of economic volatility; thus, some adjustment is needed even by the rich. No evidence exists that the macroeconomic policies of the 1990s are directly responsible for changes in manufacturing wages for skilled and unskilled workers. Many Argentines insure against the risk of negative income shocks by having mutiple jobs, and they turn to their families when needed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1643385/argentina-household-risk-self-insurance-coping-strategies-urban-argentina
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/15467
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15467
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectANTHROPOMETRIC DATA
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY WORK
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectDATA SOURCES
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SITUATION
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFORMAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectHEALTH STATUS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LABOR
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCK
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL LEVEL
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINFORMAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLONG TERM
dc.subjectMACRO-ECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPROTECTION POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE DATA
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE DATA
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTASK TEAM LEADER
dc.subjectTRANSITION PROCESS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE EFFECTS SELF-INSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT ROLE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINVESTOR CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectUNDEREMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAY
dc.subjectWOMEN'S ROLE IN HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RISK
dc.subjectMICROCREDITS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectGIRLS' EDUCATION
dc.subjectWOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCHILDREN IN POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.titleHousehold Risk, Self-Insurance and Coping Strategies in Urban Argentinaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:01:17.384852Z
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/10/1643385/argentina-household-risk-self-insurance-coping-strategies-urban-argentina
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid449021468742863916
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01121708372540
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1643385
okr.identifier.report22426
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/01/07/000094946_01121708372540/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Compulsory pension and unemployment insurance
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Assessment
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