Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability

Carter, M.R.; Ikegami, Munenobu

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1629286

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“…Using these five variables as proxies for household agency extends Carter and Ikegami's (2007) theoretical treatment of the determinants of poverty trap thresholds. In that simulation, the authors suggest that a latent concept of intrinsic ability conditions how high the minimum assets need to be in order to gravitate toward a higher welfare equilibrium.…”

Section: (Ii) Household Agency Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sen, it provides a natural bridge between an HD/C perspective and Carter and Ikegami's (2007) theoretical study on the role of a latent concept labeled intrinsic ability. Thus, a workable definition of intrinsic ability lies within the capability literature's treatment of agency.…”

Section: (C) Observing Intrinsic Ability As Agencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Regarding theoretical work on critical minimum asset levels, there has been some work on the role of intrinsic ability as a determinant of poverty trap thresholds (Carter and Ikegami, 2007); however, what intrinsic ability may encompass has been understudied within the assets framework. The question then is how to empirically identify the fundamental linkages between particular asset holdings and intrinsic ability to better understand how assets can benefit the poor.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Converting Asset Holdings into Livelihood: An Empirical Study on the Role of Household Agency in South Africa

Anderson

2012

World Development

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This paper analyzes the complexities of converting assets into livelihood and the role that agency constraints play. Drawing inspiration from the capabilities approach and using household data from South Africa, linkages between assets and agency are identified by decomposing asset endowments' impact on future livelihood. By employing a method of path analysis akin to early heritability of traits studies, theoretical asset-based studies of chronic poverty are bridged with capabilities literatures. The interaction between assets and agency is shown to be as important as asset-to-asset complementarities. The results have wide ranging policy implications.

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Converting Asset Holdings into Livelihood: An Empirical Study on the Role of Household Agency in South Africa

Anderson

2012

World Development

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“…As the poor often lack financial collateral, microfinance institutions facilitate repayment through 'solidarity groups', in which members repay together before repeat loans are granted. Whereas these programmes address the needs of the poor, the 'very poor' and the 'chronically poor' often remain excluded as they are perceived to be a credit risk even by those in their community [80]. Recognizing the different dimensions and gradations of poverty has been the subject of much discussion in the microfinance literature, with many institutions developing innovations to expand their reach among the poorest [81][82][83].…”

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Exploring the role of economic empowerment in HIV prevention

Kim

Pronyk

Barnett

et al. 2008

Aids

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It has been argued that women's economic vulnerability and dependence on men increases their vulnerability to HIV by constraining their ability to negotiate the conditions, including sexual abstinence, condom use and multiple partnerships, which shape their risk of infection. In the face of escalating infection rates among women, and particularly young women, many have pointed to the potential importance of economic empowerment strategies for HIV prevention responses. Global evidence suggests that the relationship between poverty and HIV risk is complex, and that poverty on its own cannot be viewed simplistically as a driver of the HIV epidemic. Rather, its role appears to be multidimensional and to interact with a range of other factors, including mobility, social and economic inequalities and social capital, which converge in a particularly potent way for young women living in southern Africa. To date, there have been few interventions that have explicitly attempted to combine economic empowerment with the goal of HIV prevention, and even fewer that have been rigorously evaluated. This paper explores how programmes such as microfinance, livelihood training and efforts to safeguard women's food security and access to property have begun to incorporate an HIV prevention focus. Although such circumscribed interventions, by themselves, are unlikely to lead to significant impacts on a national or regional scale, they are useful for testing cross-sectoral partnership models, generating practical lessons and providing a metaphor for what might be possible in promoting women's economic empowerment more broadly. Despite numerous calls to 'mainstream AIDS' in economic development, cross-sectoral responses have not been widely taken up by government or other stakeholders. We suggest potential reasons for limited progress to date and conclude by presenting programme and policy recommendations for further exploring and harnessing linkages between economic empowerment and HIV prevention in Southern Africa.

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“…These include the direct income effect, indirect income effect through non-financial benefits such as added training and education and, nonpecuniary effects such as strengthened social networks and better self-esteem (de Aghion and Morduch 2006). Recent studies have expressed concerns regarding the adequacy of income-poverty measures alone in understanding vulnerability (Calvo and Dercon 2005;Carter and Ikegami 2007;Dercon and Krishnan 2000;Dercon 2005;Glewwe and Hall 1998;Ligon and Schechter 2002). The cumulative impact of microfinance organizations on household vulnerability may therefore not be captured by standard income poverty measures alone.…”

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Microfinance, vulnerability and risk in low income households

Swain

Floro

2014

International Review of Applied Economics

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We investigate if participation in the Indian Self Help Group (SHG) program results in reducing poverty and vulnerability. The theoretical framework examines the mechanisms through which the pecuniary and non-pecuniary effects of the SHG impacts the households' ability to manage risk. We use a vulnerability measure that quantifies the welfare loss associated with poverty and different types of risks, on an Indian panel survey data. Our results show that SHG members are less vulnerable compared with a group of non-SHG (control) members. About 80% of the vulnerability faced by the households is poverty related.

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Looking Forward: Theory-Based Measures of Chronic Poverty and Vulnerability

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Converting Asset Holdings into Livelihood: An Empirical Study on the Role of Household Agency in South Africa

Converting Asset Holdings into Livelihood: An Empirical Study on the Role of Household Agency in South Africa

Exploring the role of economic empowerment in HIV prevention

Microfinance, vulnerability and risk in low income households

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