Economic Consequences of Ill-Health in Rural Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Zelalem Yilma (Author), Anagaw Derseh Mebratie (Author), Robert Sparrow (Author), Marleen Dekker (Author), Getnet Alemu (Author), Arjun S. Bedi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We use three years of household panel data to analyze the effects of ill-health on household economic outcomes in rural Ethiopia. We examine the immediate effects of various ill-health measures on health expenditure and labor supply, the subsequent coping responses, and finally the effect on income...