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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2014
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
Development Research Working Paper Series No. 07/2014
Verlag: 
Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), La Paz
Zusammenfassung: 
This paper analyzes gender and ethnic differences in vulnerability and resilience to external shocks and stresses in Mexico. Vulnerability and resilience are measured by a combination of the level of household incomes per capita and the degree of diversification of these incomes. Thus, households which have poorly diversified incomes falling below the national poverty line are classified as highly vulnerable, whereas households which have highly diversified incomes above the poverty line are classified as highly resilient. The analysis shows that both gender and ethnicity are almost irrelevant as explanatory factors of vulnerability whereas education levels, dependency ratios and the age of the head of household are very important. Determining the true factors that affect vulnerability is important in order to devise effective policies to reduce vulnerability.
Schlagwörter: 
livelihood diversification
resilience
vulnerability
external shocks
gender
ethnicity
Mexico
JEL: 
D13
I32
O54
Dokumentart: 
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