Income portfolios in rural Ethiopia and Tanzania choices and constraints

The article analyses the different income portfolios of households using survey data from rural Ethiopia and rural Tanzania. It suggests that the different portfolios held by households cannot be explained by their behaviour towards risk as is usually suggested. It is better explained by differences...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of development studies
1. Verfasser: Dercon, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Krishnan, Pramila (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 1996
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Ländliches Einkommen > Äthiopien > Tansania > Ländlicher Raum > Einkommen > Haushalt > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Zusammenfassung:The article analyses the different income portfolios of households using survey data from rural Ethiopia and rural Tanzania. It suggests that the different portfolios held by households cannot be explained by their behaviour towards risk as is usually suggested. It is better explained by differences in ability, location, and in access to credit. (DSE/DÜI)
ISSN:0022-0388