Economic impacts of health shocks on households in low and middle income countries: a review of the literature

K Alam, A Mahal - Globalization and health, 2014 - Springer
Poor health is a source of impoverishment among households in low-and middle-income
countries (LMICs) and a subject of voluminous literature in recent years. This paper reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Health and health system effects on poverty: A narrative review of global evidence

O O'Donnell - Health Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Ill-health causes poverty. The effect runs through multiple mechanisms that span lifetimes
and cross generations. Health systems can reduce poverty by improving health and …

[图书][B] Transforming food systems for a rising India

P Pingali, A Aiyar, M Abraham, A Rahman - 2019 - library.oapen.org
This open access book examines the interactions between India's economic development,
agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” …

[PDF][PDF] Coping with out-of-pocket health payments: empirical evidence from 15 African countries

A Leive, K Xu - Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2008 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To explore factors associated with household coping behaviours in the face of
health expenditures in 15 African countries and provide evidence for policy-makers in …

Health shocks and consumption smoothing in rural households: Does microcredit have a role to play?

A Islam, P Maitra - Journal of development economics, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper estimates, using a large panel data set from rural Bangladesh, the effects of
health shocks on household consumption and how access to microcredit affects households' …

Assets, shocks, and poverty traps in rural Mozambique

L Giesbert, K Schindler - World Development, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper explores welfare dynamics among households in rural Mozambique. Using
household panel data, we test whether an asset-based poverty trap exists. Findings indicate …

Household coping in war-and peacetime: Cattle sales in Rwanda, 1991–2001

M Verpoorten - Journal of development Economics, 2009 - Elsevier
The economic literature has given due attention to household coping strategies in
peacetime. In contrast, little is known about such strategies in wartime. This paper studies …

Are health shocks different? Evidence from a multishock survey in Laos

A Wagstaff, M Lindelow - Health economics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Using primary data from Laos, we compare a broad range of different types of shocks in
terms of their incidence, distribution between the poor and the better off, idiosyncrasy, costs …

Universal coverage with supply-side reform: The impact on medical expenditure risk and utilization in Thailand

S Limwattananon, S Neelsen, O O'Donnell… - Journal of Public …, 2015 - Elsevier
We estimate the impact on out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenditure of a major reform in
Thailand that greatly extended health insurance coverage to achieve universality while …

Pathways to breaking the poverty trap in Ethiopia: Investments in agricultural water, education, and markets

MA Hanjra, T Ferede, DG Gutta - Agricultural Water Management, 2009 - Elsevier
Investments in agricultural water management should complement or strengthen the
livelihood and coping systems of the rural poor, and should thus be instrumental for …