International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Contact: John Hoddinott (j.hoddinott[at]cgiar.org) and Agnes Quisumbing (a.quisumbing[at]cgiar.org)
Addis Ababa University, Xavier University, Research Institute for Mindanao Culture; Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
To evaluate how collective action can be used by groups to buffer rural people's exposure to shocks in the short-term and to break the vicious cycle of poverty in the long-term. Results of the analysis will help policymakers identify what types of networks work best for the poor, enabling them to design interventions that enhance and/or compliment these network services.
Drawing from existing panel datasets in Ethiopia and Philippines, the study maps out networks that the poor rely on for risk management and/or risk coping and describes how different people rely on different networks to cope with different shocks. Econometric analyses are used to investigate the factors affecting consumption based indicators of poverty, with the specific aim of estimating the impact of shocks and testing the role of access to different networks.
- Vulnerability and shocks in 15 Ethiopian villages, 1999-2004 Stefan Dercon, John Hoddinott and Tassew Woldehanna. Journal of African Economies, 2005, vol.14, pp. 559-585. An earlier version of this paper can be downloaded here.
- Networks and informal mutual support in 15 Ethiopian villages: A description John Hoddinott, Stefan Dercon and Pramila Krishnan. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., 2005.
- Groups, networks, and social capital in the Philippine communitiesMarie Godquin and Agnes R. Quisumbing. CAPRi Working Paper 55. Washington DC: IFPRI. 2006.
- Separate but equal? The gendered nature of social capital in rural Philippine communities Marie Godquin and Agnes Quisumbing. Submitted as part of special issue to Journal of International Development