Title: Are health shocks different? : evidence from a multi-shock survey in Laos

Authors: Wagstaff, Adam and Lindelow, Magnus

Place: [Washington, DC]

Publisher: World bank

Year: 2010

Journal: Policy research working paper

Volume: 5335

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health services, disasters, households, laos

Abstract: The first aim of this paper is to add to the literature by comparing a broad range of different types of shocks in terms of their incidence, distribution between the poor and better off, costs, coping responses, and the degree to which households are able to smooth consumption following shocks.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5335

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