Gerry, Christopher and Li, Carmen A (2007) Consumption Smoothing and Vulnerability in Russia. Working Paper. William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series.
Gerry, Christopher and Li, Carmen A (2007) Consumption Smoothing and Vulnerability in Russia. Working Paper. William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series.
Gerry, Christopher and Li, Carmen A (2007) Consumption Smoothing and Vulnerability in Russia. Working Paper. William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series.
Abstract
Applying bootstrapped quantile regression to the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) data, we examine the channels through which individuals experience and seek to cope with changes in consumption. We find that married individuals living in small households, with educated heads in urban areas are better equipped to smooth consumption. Investigating the impact of idiosyncratic shocks, we find that the labour market is an important transmission mechanism allowing households to smooth their consumption but also exposing them to risk, mainly through job loss. Outside of pension payments the formal social safety net does not facilitate consumption smoothing, thus heightening the importance of informal coping institutions. It transpires that both support from relatives/friends and home production act as important insurance mechanisms for the most vulnerable.
Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Russia; economics; vulnerability; consumption smoothing; quantile regression |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
Depositing User: | Jim Jamieson |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2012 09:14 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2012 09:15 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/3625 |