Household Vulnerability to Income Shocks in Emerging and Developing Asia : The Case of Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam /

We leverage survey data from emerging and developing Asia to highlight different aspects of household vulnerability to income shocks arising from the Covid-19 pandemic: occupation in Cambodia, self-insurance mechanisms in Nepal, and financial leverage in Vietnam. Occupation and ex-ante income levels...

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Autor Principal: De Stefani, Alessia
Outros autores: Laws, Athene, Sollaci, Alex
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2022.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;No. 2022/064
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Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:We leverage survey data from emerging and developing Asia to highlight different aspects of household vulnerability to income shocks arising from the Covid-19 pandemic: occupation in Cambodia, self-insurance mechanisms in Nepal, and financial leverage in Vietnam. Occupation and ex-ante income levels emerge as the main drivers of vulnerability. We estimate that the pandemic could have placed an additional 6 to 9 percent of the population of each country in a vulnerable position, with the impact concentrated on urban, informal, and service sector workers. Government intervention and financial access emerge as key resilience-enhancing mechanisms.
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ISSN:1018-5941
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