Social capital and coping with economic shocks: an analysis of stunting of South African children

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dc.creatorCarter, Michael R.
dc.creatorMaluccio, John A.
dc.date2002
dc.date2024-10-24T12:44:21Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:44:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:03:51Z
dc.descriptionSouth 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.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156492
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93469
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCarter, Michael R.; Maluccio, John. 2002. Social capital and coping with economic shocks: an analysis of stunting of South African children. FCND Discussion Paper Brief 142. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156492
dc.subjectsocial networks
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjecteconomic crises
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjectcrop losses
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectnutritional status
dc.subjectsocial participation
dc.titleSocial capital and coping with economic shocks: an analysis of stunting of South African children
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