Are Health Shocks Different?
| dc.creator | Wagstaff, Adam | |
| dc.creator | Lindelow, Magnus | |
| dc.date | 2015-09-25T16:14:29Z | |
| dc.date | 2015-09-25T16:14:29Z | |
| dc.date | 2014-06 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T00:56:27Z | |
| dc.description | Using primary data from Laos, we compare a broad range of different types of shocks in terms of their incidence, distribution between the poor and the better off, idiosyncrasy, costs, coping responses, and self-reported impacts on well-being. Health shocks are more common than most other shocks, more concentrated among the poor, more idiosyncratic, more costly, trigger more coping strategies, and highly likely to lead to a cut in consumption. Household members experiencing a health shock lost, on average, 0.6 point on a five-point health scale; the wealthier are better able to limit the health impacts of a health shock. For non-commercial use in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | Health Economics | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22686 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/22686 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/413264 | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Wiley | |
| dc.rights | Attribution for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms of Conditions | |
| dc.rights | http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | shocks | |
| dc.subject | health economics | |
| dc.subject | self-reported well-being | |
| dc.title | Are Health Shocks Different? | |
| dc.title | Evidence from a Multi-Shock Survey in Laos | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| dc.type | Article de journal | |
| dc.type | Artículo de revista |