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Household Vulnerability to Income Shocks in Emerging and Developing Asia: the Case of Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam
Author:
Alessia De Stefani
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Athene Laws
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Alexandre Sollacinull

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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2022: Issue 064
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Apr 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400205538.001
ISBN:
9798400205538
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
37
Keywords:
Income shocks; Informality; Covid-19; Developing Asia; household vulnerability; appendix B; labor market vulnerability; shock outcome; cash transfer; Income; Consumption; Loans; Asia and Pacific
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We leverage survey data from emerging and developing Asia to highlight different aspects of household vulnerability to income shocks arising from the Covid-19 pandemic: occupation in Cambodia, self-insurance mechanisms in Nepal, and financial leverage in Vietnam. Occupation and ex-ante income levels emerge as the main drivers of vulnerability. We estimate that the pandemic could have placed an additional 6 to 9 percent of the population of each country in a vulnerable position, with the impact concentrated on urban, informal, and service sector workers. Government intervention and financial access emerge as key resilience-enhancing mechanisms.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2022: Issue 064