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Can We Measure Resilience? A Proposed Method and Evidence from Countries in the Sahel

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dc.contributor.authorAlfani, Federica
dc.contributor.authorDabalen, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorFisker, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMolini, Vasco
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-03T15:48:32Z
dc.date.available2015-02-03T15:48:32Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough resilience has become a popular concept in studies of poverty and vulnerability, it has been difficult to obtain a credible measure of resilience. This difficulty is because the data required to measure resilience, which involves observing household outcomes over time after every exposure to a shock, are usually unavailable in many contexts. This paper proposes a new method for measuring household resilience using readily available cross section data. Intuitively, a household is considered resilient if there is very little difference between the pre- and post-shock welfare. By obtaining counterfactual welfare for households before and after a shock, households are classified as chronically poor, non-resilient, and resilient. This method is applied to four countries in the Sahel. It is found that Niger, Burkina Faso, and Northern Nigeria have high percentages of chronically poor: respectively, 48, 34, and 27 percent. In Senegal, only 4 percent of the population is chronically poor. The middle group, the non-resilient, accounts for about 70 percent of the households in Senegal, while in the other countries it ranges between 34 and 38 percent. Resilient households account for about 33 percent in all countries except Niger, where the share is around 18 percent.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23847408/can-measure-resilience-proposed-method-evidence-countries-sahel
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7170
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21387
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7170
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectARID TROPICS
dc.subjectASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectASSET SALES
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCREDIT CAPACITY
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKET
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCOUNT RATE
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC AGENTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEXPECTED UTILITY
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPORT EARNINGS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFREE ASSET
dc.subjectFUTURE RESEARCH
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGROUP ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD AGE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUNGER INSURANCE
dc.subjectINCOME DYNAMICS
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINCOME SMOOTHING
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MARKETS
dc.subjectINTEREST RATE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PLANS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMARKET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectPERMANENT INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR POPULATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGIONAL STUDIES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRESOURCE CONSTRAINT
dc.subjectRISK AVERSION
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectRISK-AVERSE INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL CREDIT
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORK
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL TENSIONS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectSOURCES OF INCOME
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectVILLAGE
dc.subjectVILLAGE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY TO POVERTY
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVEL
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.titleCan We Measure Resilience? A Proposed Method and Evidence from Countries in the Sahelen
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okr.crossref.titleCan We Measure Resilience? A Proposed Method and Evidence from Countries in the Sahel
okr.date.disclosure2015-01-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:22:01.805999Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23847408/can-measure-resilience-proposed-method-evidence-countries-sahel
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7170
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.region.countryNiger
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.unitPoverty Global Practice Group
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