Social capital and coping with economic shocks: An analysis of stunting of South African children
Social capital and coping with economic shocks: An analysis of stunting of South African children
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DOI：
10.1016/s0305-750x(03)00062-7
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发表时间：
2003-07-01
影响因子：
6.9
通讯作者：
Maluccio, JA
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作者：
Carter, MR;Maluccio, JA
南非家庭生活在一个充满风险的环境中，许多家庭很有可能遭受经济损失，威胁到他们的日常生计。使用家庭面板数据，包括直接征求信息的经济冲击和雇用家庭固定效应估计，我们探讨家庭如何科普冲击，通过检查冲击对儿童营养状况的影响。与理想化的村庄社区不同，有些家庭似乎无法投保风险，特别是当社区中的其他人同时遭受重大损失时。然而，社会资本较多的社区的家庭似乎更有能力经受住冲击。(C)2003爱思唯尔科技有限公司版权所有。
South African households live in an environment characterized by risks, and many face a significant probability of experiencing economic losses that threaten their daily subsistence. Using household panel data that include directly solicited information on economic shocks and employing household fixed-effects estimation, we explore how well households cope with shocks by examining the effects of shocks on child nutritional status. Unlike in the idealized village community, some households appear unable to insure against risk, particularly when others in their communities simultaneously suffer large losses. Households in communities with more social capital, however, seem better able to weather shocks. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.