The Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare : A 'Rapid Response' Methodology

dc.creatorLevinsohn, James
dc.creatorFriedman, Jed
dc.date2014-03-04T20:03:34Z
dc.date2014-03-04T20:03:34Z
dc.date2002-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:29:29Z
dc.descriptionAnalyzing the distributional impacts of economic crises is an ever more pressing need. If policymakers are to intervene to help those most adversely affected, they need to identify those who have been hurt most and estimate the magnitude of the harm they have suffered. They must also respond in a timely manner. This article develops a simple methodology for measuring these effects and applies it to analyze the impact of the Indonesian economic crisis on household welfare. Using only pre-crisis household information, it estimates the compensating variation for Indonesian households following the 1997 Asian currency crisis and then explores the results with flexible nonparametric methods. It finds that virtually every household was severely affected, although the urban poor fared the worst. The ability of poor rural households to produce food mitigated the worst consequences of the high inflation. The distributional consequences are the same whether or not households are permitted to substitute toward relatively cheaper goods. Households with young children may have suffered disproportionately large adverse effects.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/17741956/distributional-impacts-indonesias-financial-crisis-household-welfare-rapid-response-methodology
dc.identifierWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17210
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/17210
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418565
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGGREGATE MEASURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRICE
dc.subjectBASIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANTS
dc.subjectCALORIC INTAKES
dc.subjectCHRONICALLY POOR
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION INFORMATION
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION NEEDS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION SURVEYS
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectELDERLY WOMEN
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE FUNCTION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE INFORMATION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE LEVEL
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFIREWOOD
dc.subjectFOOD BUNDLE
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectNONFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGE
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASE
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE INDICES
dc.subjectPRICE INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRICE LEVELS
dc.subjectPRICE POLICY
dc.subjectPRICING REFORMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectREGIONAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREGIONAL PROFILE
dc.subjectREGIONAL VARIATION
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICE
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectREMOTE RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectRURAL PRICES
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSHADOW PRICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSPATIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSPATIAL PATTERNS
dc.subjectSPATIAL VARIATION
dc.subjectSPREAD
dc.subjectSTANDARD ERRORS
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTE
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTES
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSURPLUS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectUTILITY LEVEL
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATORS
dc.titleThe Distributional Impacts of Indonesia's Financial Crisis on Household Welfare : A 'Rapid Response' Methodology
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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