Group-based funeral insurance in Ethiopia and Tanzania.

A funeral is a costly occasion. This paper studies indigenous insurance institutions developed to cope with the high costs of funerals, based on evidence from rural areas in Tanzania and Ethiopia. These institutions are based on well-defined rules and regulations, often offering premium-based insura...

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Main Authors: Dercon, S, Bold, T, Weerdt, J, Pankhurst, A
Format: Working paper
Sprog:English
Udgivet: CSAE (University of Oxford) 2004