Adult mortality and consumption growth in the age of HIV/AIDS

This paper uses a 13-year panel of individuals in Tanzania to assess how adult mortality shocks affect both short and long-run consumption growth of surviving household members. Using unique data which tracks individuals from 1991 to 2004, we examine consumption growth, controlling for a set of in...

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Main Authors: Beegle, K, De Weerdt, J, Dercon, S
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: 2007
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