Household Consumption Volatility and Poverty Risk : Case Studies from South Africa and Tanzania /

Economic volatility remains a fact of life in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Household-level shocks create large consumption fluctuations, raising the incidence of poverty. Drawing on micro-level data from South Africa and Tanzania, we examine the vulnerability to shocks across household types (e.g. by e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bellon, Matthieu
Other Authors: Perrelli, Roberto, Pizzinelli, Carlo
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/051
Online Access:Full text available on IMF