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...

Full beskrivning

Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Bellon, Matthieu
Övriga upphovsmän: Perrelli, Roberto, Pizzinelli, Carlo
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/051
Länkar:Full text available on IMF