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How Do the Poor Cope with Shocks in Bangladesh? Evidence from Survey Data

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dc.contributor.authorSharif, Iffath
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Indhira
dc.contributor.authorRahman, Hossain Zillur
dc.contributor.authorZaman, Hassan
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:04:49Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:04:49Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses household survey data collected in September-October 2009 on a nationally representative sample of 2,000 households in Bangladesh to examine the nature of shocks experienced by households over the preceding 12 months and the type of coping mechanisms that were adopted. The analysis finds that more than half the sample claimed to have faced a shock -- economic, health, climatic, or asset related -- over the previous year. Surprisingly, the non-poor face a larger share of these shocks compared with the poor. A closer look at this result shows that the non-poor report a significantly larger share of "asset-related" shocks, which is consistent with the fact that the poor have fewer assets to lose. Health-related shocks dominate and households appear to have coped with these shocks through savings and loans, help from friends, and depletion of assets. The results show that households, when faced with covariate shocks due to climatic reasons, are less able to cope. As would be expected, the poor are less able to cope with shocks compared with the non-poor; the poor are more likely to use coping mechanisms that could have negative welfare implications in the longer term, including the depletion of assets, reduction of essential consumption, and use of high-interest loans. Econometric analysis suggests that geographical location, socio-economic status, and access to microfinance all affect the ability to cope with shocks. Policy implications include the importance of developing safety nets that take into account the vulnerability to climate-related shocks and further developing the links between micro-finance and safety net programs.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5810
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3573
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5810
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAVINGS
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectCAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INSURANCE
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectCOVARIATE SHOCKS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCREDIT-WORTHINESS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDOWRIES
dc.subjectDOWRY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCK
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectEX POST COPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORT EARNINGS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ASSETS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectINFORMAL CREDIT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLOAN
dc.subjectLOSS OF EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectMFIS
dc.subjectMICRO-CREDIT
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE
dc.subjectMICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMICROCREDIT
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE
dc.subjectMICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectMONEY LENDERS
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY NET
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectRECESSION
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSHOCK
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOURCE OF INCOME
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
dc.subjectURBAN AREA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUP
dc.titleHow Do the Poor Cope with Shocks in Bangladesh? Evidence from Survey Dataen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5810
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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