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Impact of High Inflation on Household Livelihoods in Urban South Sudan

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dc.contributor.authorHounsa, Thierry
dc.contributor.authorEtang, Alvin
dc.contributor.authorPape, Utz
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-19T17:16:11Z
dc.date.available2022-10-19T17:16:11Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.description.abstractUsing panel data, this paper analyzes the impact of high inflation on household livelihoods in urban South Sudan. Based on a difference-in-difference approach, inflation is found to have a strong negative impact on urban poverty between 2015 and 2017, mainly driven by the increase of non-food prices. Food price inflation had a negative and statistically significant impact on girls’ primary and secondary school attendance, while proximity to school is very important for girls’ school attendance. Increases in food prices led to a decline in labor force participation, increasing unemployment among urban residents. Inflation is exacerbating food insecurity and hunger, particularly for the poorest households who are more vulnerable to hunger. Inflation has also negatively affected households’ perceptions of welfare. These changes in welfare are mostly explained by the period of near hyper-inflation in 2017. Addressing high inflation must be at the center of efforts to reduce poverty and hunger to improve the welfare of the people of South Sudan.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099512010182234773/IDU00174fd810344a04b350b2390846aa712269f
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10210
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/38182
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10210
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectURBAN LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE WELFARE EFFORTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHYPERINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION AND GIRLS EDUCATION
dc.titleImpact of High Inflation on Household Livelihoods in Urban South Sudanen
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okr.crossref.titleImpact of High Inflation on Household Livelihoods in Urban South Sudan
okr.date.disclosure2022-10-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:12:24.216490Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-10-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099512010182234773/IDU00174fd810344a04b350b2390846aa712269f
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10210
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099512010182234773/pdf/IDU00174fd810344a04b350b2390846aa712269f.pdfen
okr.region.countrySouth Sudan
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.topicEducation::Access & Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Inflation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Poverty
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