Symposium on Interactions between Poverty and HIV/AIDS: Adult Mortality and Consumption Growth in the Age of HIV/AIDS

This article uses a 13-year panel of individuals in Tanzania to assess how adult mortality shocks affect both the short- and long-run consumption growth of surviving household members. Using unique data that tracks individuals from 1991 to 2004, we examine consumption growth, controlling for a set o...

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Main Authors: Beegle, Kathleen, De Weerdt, Joachim, Dercon, Stefan
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5399